Aspects of the Computer-based Patient Record

Résumé du livre

The increasing need of patients for better access to good quality care, the great mobility of people in this nation and their quest for care from a variety of health care professionals. The need for faster and lower cost electronic claims reimbursement processes all have made it very clear that it has become essential that throughout this country the current obsolescent paper-based medical records must be replaced as soon as possible by computer-based patient records. In recognition of this high priority need, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) formed the Committee on Improving the patient record. The result was the publication of the computer-based patient record: An essential technology for health care. The support of this IOM project by members of its committee and subcommittees resulted in the preparation of such a large number of worthy supporting papers that it was not possible to include them in the IOM publication. Accordingly, the IOM authorized the editors of this book to publish separately some papers that fit appropriately into this more technology-oriented book.