| A system to automate medical records has been | | | | volumes of information. |
| built by the University of Maryland. Computerized | | | | (4) Keep the program simple, yet also flexible so |
| medical records are a fairly new concept that | | | | it can be modified to address a variety of areas |
| allows doctors, nurses, and other health care | | | | and uses. |
| practitioners to access patient records, files and | | | | One problem against automation was the |
| information electronically in place of a tangible, | | | | probability of receiving incorrect or even losing |
| fixed form. | | | | information. Although similar concerns apply to |
| A lot of aspects of its use was criticized because | | | | using physical patient record information and |
| the medical industry wasn't quite open to it yet. | | | | documents they were at least physical, whereas |
| Some practitioners had even questioned the | | | | electronic medical patient records are not. |
| practicality of the endeavor, particularly as | | | | However, there are software nowadays that |
| doctors simply cannot be bothered with having to | | | | guarantee the safety of data. |
| carry a computer with them at all times. | | | | One key perk to using electronic medical record |
| There is an answer to this problem, however. A | | | | systems is the fact that it can detect errors at |
| stable, easy-to-use, and intelligently designed | | | | once. With the right elements, an electronic |
| program. The University of Maryland Human | | | | medical record package can disseminate massive |
| Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) had made sure | | | | amounts of medical information from patient data |
| that this new electronic medical records system | | | | and recognize patterns and trends across several |
| would not create a delay in the health care | | | | elements and criteria. This part of the program |
| professional's performance and time. In short, a | | | | can easily be customized meet the specific |
| system that decreases the search time | | | | division's requirements. |
| significantly, enables the presentation of data | | | | If you need this product, or any other program |
| properly and accurately, and is a lot less | | | | for that matter, to succeed, it should be simplified. |
| susceptible to glitches. To sum it all up, this | | | | The more simple it is, the more effective doctors |
| program is beneficial since it provides the medical | | | | will be in their work. The time indicated in their |
| practitioners more time with their clients and less | | | | schedules could be significantly narrowed down, |
| fiddling with their paper trail. | | | | since doctors can now easily get what they need |
| Equipped with the expertise of computer | | | | from the database, and in a short amount of |
| scientists and researchers, a sound plan for a | | | | time, as well. This is best for such a busy |
| great electronic medical records program was | | | | industry, where time is of the essence. |
| built, with this list of goals and benefits: | | | | The electronic medical records systems in place |
| (1) Accurate and complete information. | | | | today are very much similar to what the |
| (2) Finding and locating trends and anomalies in a | | | | University of Maryland has produced. Electronic |
| patient's health history. | | | | medical records and software packages are in |
| (3) Quick and easy access in spite of massive | | | | place and in use all over world. |