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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... costs and value of the services they receive, diagnose acute conditions, and manage chronic conditions. The emergence of personal health information systems—customer-based personal health records—that are responsive to a variety of ...
... costs of developing and implementing CPRs should be shared among those who benefit from them. The cost of capitalizing CPR systems remains a significant hurdle for individual institutions, and it is a serious policy issue that must be ...
... cost, and access to modern, evidence-based health care can be achieved. The original 10year target remains within reach, but only if a national effort is undertaken immediately. Significant challenges abound: building the requisite ...
... cost-effective health care system. We hope that this report will be a catalyst to encourage you to join with us to address the opportunity at hand. Finally, on a personal note, the enthusiasm, involvement, and support of the many ...
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