Two of the greatest obstacles to the implementation of the standardized electronic medical record are physician and staff acceptance and the development of a complete standardized medical vocabulary. Physicians have found the familiar desktop computer environment cumbersome in the examination room and the coding and hierarchic structure of existing vocabulary inadequate. The author recommends t...

electronic health record (ehr) is a repository of patient health information shared among multiple authorized users. as a modern method of storing and processing health information, it is a solution for improving quality, safety and efficiency of patient care and health system. however, establishment of ehr requires a significant investment of time and money. while many of healthcare providers ...

PURPOSE To analyse the impact of computer-based patient record systems (CBPRS) on medical practice, quality of care, and user and patient satisfaction. DATA SOURCES Manual and electronic search of the Medline, Cochrane, and Embase databases. STUDY SELECTION Selected articles were published from 2000 to March 2003. CBPRS was defined as computer software designed to be used by clinicians as a...

We applied a model of usage categories of electronic health records for outpatient physicians to a large population of physicians, using an established electronic health record. This model categorizes physician users according to how extensively they adopt the various capabilities of electronic health records. We identified representative indicators from usage statistics for outpatient physicia...

Many primary care physicians are not providing care that is consistent with recommendations to prevent, to identify, and to manage childhood obesity. This report presents modifications made to the electronic medical record system of a large pediatric health care system, using a quality improvement approach, to support these recommendations and office system changes. Although it is possible to m...