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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... addition, the AHCPR Forum on Quality and Effectiveness in Health Care, the American Medical Association, and other professional organizations are playing a major national role in the development of clinical practice guidelines. The CPR ...
... addition to the authors of the two commentaries, the editors want to acknowledge the contributions of Octo Barnett, M.D., Harvard University, who substantially strengthened the commentaries through his rigorous review. At the Institute ...
... addition, the Health Care Financing Administration (Contract No. 500-90-0041), the Department of Veterans Affairs (Contract No. 101-C90014), and the Health Resources and Services Administration provided financial support. Finally, the ...
... addition to the subcommittee members listed in Appendix A, more than 200 individuals representing organizations throughout the health care sector attended subcommittee meetings or submitted written information, providing the committee ...
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