This monograph series is intended to provide medical information scien- tists, health care administrators, health care providers, and computer sci- ence professionals with successful examples and experiences of computer applications in health care settings. Through the exposition of these com- puter applications, we attempt to show what is effective and efficient and hopefully provide some guidance on the acquisition or design of informa- tion systems so that costly mistakes can be avoided. The health care industry is currently being pushed and pulled from all directions - from the clinical...