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Patient cards: storage and input for medical data.

L E Gottesman1

  • 1Community Services Institute, Philadelphia, PA.

Topics in Health Record Management
|February 8, 1992
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Implementing portable patient information cards can reduce healthcare costs and errors. This technology aims to improve medical practice by providing physicians with essential patient data.

Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Medical Technology Diffusion

Background:

  • Promising technologies often face development and implementation challenges.
  • Alternative solutions frequently emerge for similar medical problems.
  • Informed physicians can deliver more cost-effective and accurate patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the potential of portable, self-contained patient cards.
  • To enhance medical practice through improved information access.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review on the diffusion of innovations in healthcare.
  • Analysis of how patient information access impacts clinical decision-making.

Main Results:

  • Physician knowledge of patient medication history reduces prescription numbers and costs.

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  • Access to prior clinical test results lowers testing frequency and improves retesting timeliness.
  • Portability and self-contained nature of patient cards are key challenges.

    • Conclusions:

    • Self-contained, portable patient cards can significantly enhance medical practice.
    • Improved information access leads to reduced healthcare expenses and fewer medical errors.
    • Addressing the portability challenge is crucial for successful implementation.