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Hospital records--asset or liability?
Health Services Management
|December 9, 1993
Insights
Managing health records is costly and space-intensive, with one region spending 13 million pounds annually. A project by Terry Gould and colleagues developed protocols for efficient health record keeping.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Information Management
Background:
- Healthcare generates vast amounts of physical records, leading to significant storage and financial burdens.
- In one region, health records cost 13 million pounds annually and occupied 10 miles of shelving, equivalent to the length of the M4 motorway.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and propose protocols for effective and sensible health record management.
- To address the challenges posed by the physical volume and associated costs of health records.
Main Methods:
- A project was undertaken by Terry Gould and colleagues.
- Protocols for record keeping were established.
Main Results:
- The project focused on creating guidelines for managing health records.
- The aim was to improve the efficiency and reduce the costs associated with record storage.
Conclusions:
- Implementing standardized protocols can lead to more sensible and cost-effective health record management.
- Efficient record keeping is crucial for reducing the financial and physical burden on healthcare systems.
Abstract:
Health records of different sorts have been shown--in one region--to cost 13m pounds a year, and to take up 10 miles of shelving. Across one region, records would take up the length of the M4. Terry Gould and colleagues describe a project to establish some protocols for sensible record keeping.