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The return of pneumatic tubes (www.technologyreview.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

That's why:

As computers and credit cards started to become more prevalent in the 1980s, reducing paperwork significantly, the systems shifted to mostly carrying lab specimens, pharmaceuticals, and blood products. Today, lab specimens are roughly 60% of what hospital tube systems carry; pharmaceuticals account for 30%, and blood products for phlebotomy make up 5%.

I initially thought it's because of IT-security and the hospital hacks.