Title :
The electronic medical record in clinical care
Author :
Nowack, W.J. ; Niccola, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Neurology, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA
Abstract :
A patient´s medical record contains a large amount of data, which currently is stored in a paper hard copy. This limits its usability and availability in a particular instance of care. Much of the effort in computerizing the medical record has been driven by financial and quality assurance concerns and constraints placed on the data have often derived from the technical limitations of available systems. The requirements for records to be used in clinical care may differ from the priorities currently followed in the medical record
Keywords :
health care; medical information systems; quality control; clinical care; computerized medical records; electronic medical record; financial concerns; paper hard copy; quality assurance concerns; technical limitations; Availability; Diagnostic radiography; History; Laboratories; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical treatment; Mobile computing; Nervous system; Quality assurance; Usability;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1996., Proceedings of the 1996 Fifteenth Southern
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3131-1
DOI :
10.1109/SBEC.1996.493118
