The Computer-based Patient Record: An Essential Technology for Health CareInstitute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Improving the Patient Record, Richard S. Dick, Elaine B. Steen National Academy Press, 1997 - 234 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:
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RECORDS IN EUROPE | 21 |
ORIGINAL EDITION | 45 |
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