dineshbakshi.com has been updated with IGCSE/GCSE ICT revision notes on the Application of ICT in health care industry.
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Input of data
Information regarding patients in entered into an information system (computer) using a computer keyboard. Common types of keyboards used in a hospital environment are:
Standard keyboard: keyboard with standard key arrangement and features.
Concept keyboard: keyboards with special arrangement of keys and are sued by disabled people or for special application. A concept keyboard is a flat-bed of contact switches covered by a flexible membrane. System and software designers can allocate on or more switches to respond in different ways.
With concept keyboards it is easy to manipulated and manage data or machinery and hence they are ideal for hospital environment. For example, controlling a CAT scan machine in a hospital is done using a concept keyboard specially designed for this purpose.
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