According to the passage, the application of computers involves the following EXCEPT ______.

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细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Hospital information systems have been developed which collect, send, record, and store information.”和第一段第二句“At first, computers were used only in the business office for such things as patient billing and paying for purchase.”以及最后一段第一句“Computers are also being used to monitor certain measurements such as blood pressures, temperatures, heart rates, and heart functions.”可知，医院的信息系统可以收集、发送、记录和存储信息，可以用于病人账单和购买付款等事务，可以用来监测某些测量数据，如血压、体温、心率和心脏功能，所以A、B、D三项均属于计算机的应用；根据第三段第二句“Instead of sending a typed report by a person for the patient’s record, the information is entered into the computer.”可知，这些信息被输入到计算机中，而不是由一个人发送一份打印好的报告作为病人的记录。这些信息可以在护士或医生站的计算机上获取。所以C项不属于计算机的应用。故选C。