1960's:
- Computers, while rudimentary, were beginning to be used in healthcare (Saba, 2001). For example, the United States began to use computer systems to process standardized reimbursement forms with the passage of the Medicare legislation in 1966 (Saba, 2001).
- The nursing profession began to embrace and utilize informatics principles. During the 1960's a nurse created an obstetrical computer-assisted nursing simulation exercise (Saba, 2001).
