The Computer-Based Patient Record: An Essential Technology for Health Care, Revised EditionNational Academies Press, 1997 M10 14 - 256 pages Most industries have plunged into data automation, but health care organizations have lagged in moving patients' medical records from paper to computers. In its first edition, this book presented a blueprint for introducing the computer-based patient record (CPR). The revised edition adds new information to the original book. One section describes recent developments, including the creation of a computer-based patient record institute. An international chapter highlights what is new in this still-emerging technology. An expert committee explores the potential of machine-readable CPRs to improve diagnostic and care decisions, provide a database for policymaking, and much more, addressing these key questions:
The volume also explores such issues as privacy and confidentiality, costs, the need for training, legal barriers to CPRs, and other key topics. |
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... PREFACE—REVISED EDITION vii communicate with their health care professionals, Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. The Computer-Based Patient Record: An Essential Technology for Health Care, Revised Edition.
... communicate with their health care professionals, access data on their health care history, track the costs and value of ... communication with patients, and diagnosing and monitoring patient conditions remotely and cost-effectively. The ...
... communication, including health data. Finally, the National Research Council's recently released report on safe computing in the information age outlines problems and opportunities in computer security. Given this apparent climate of ...
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