Hoffer E P, Barnett G O
JACEP. 1976 Mar;5(3):180-3. doi: 10.1016/s0361-1124(76)80340-1.
The Massachusetts General Hospital Laboratory of Computer Science created a library of computer-aided-instruction (CAI) programs in 1972. An experimental network of Cai programs, made possible by National Library of Medicine (NLM) support, was set up in July 1972, operating over commercial communication lines. Programs developed by Massachusetts General, Ohio State University and the University of Illinois Medical College were made available to users with terminals in about 36 cities through a local telephone number. During the first two years of the program over 80 institutions participated. A trial of the Massachusetts General programs, in conjunction with the Continuing Education Committee of the American College of Emergency Physicians, was conducted in five representative community hospitals. The hospitals put up the cost of the terminals and the telephone charges. Results of the study showed that 12 of the 40 (30%) emergency physicians in the target population took 10 or more programs. They gave the programs a favorable overall rating--1.6 on a scale of 1 (strongly positive) to 5 (strongly negative).
1972年，马萨诸塞州总医院计算机科学实验室创建了一个计算机辅助教学（CAI）程序库。在国立医学图书馆（NLM）的支持下，1972年7月建立了一个CAI程序实验网络，通过商业通信线路运行。由马萨诸塞州总医院、俄亥俄州立大学和伊利诺伊大学医学院开发的程序，可供约36个城市中拥有终端的用户通过本地电话号码使用。在该项目的头两年里，有80多个机构参与其中。与美国急诊医师学会继续教育委员会合作，在五家具有代表性的社区医院对马萨诸塞州总医院的程序进行了试验。医院承担了终端设备和电话费用。研究结果显示，目标人群中的40名急诊医师中有12名（30%）使用了10个或更多程序。他们对这些程序给出了总体好评——在1（非常积极）到5（非常消极）的评分中为1.6。
