A hybrid approach for managing a medical record facility information system

The concept of totally computerizing an organization is appealing; however, this may not always be a practical solution. A medium size medical group, housing 64,000 medical records, located in a mid-eastern state was the basis of this study. The immediate problem was the development of a comprehensive medical records control system. The proposed hybrid solution provides automation with respect to controls while relying on manual methods for execution of process.