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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 63
... problems for future CPR users? http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5306.html PREFACE—REVISED EDITION viii Where should we as individuals and Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. The Computer-Based Patient Record: An ...
... problems that are not. Today, the opportunity to affect one of those boundary conditions—the information management capabilities in health care—is within our grasp. This report advocates the prompt development and implementation of ...
... problems and opportunities in computer security. Given this apparent climate of opportunity for CPR development and implementation, the committee came to the end of its work eager to disseminate its message regarding the feasibility and ...
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.