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[Aspects of electronic patient records in radiology]
K Adelhard1, S Nissen-Meyer, M Reiser
1Institut für Medizinische Informationsverarbeitung, Biometrie und Epidemiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Müchen.
Purpose:
The computerized patient record must provide patient- and problem-oriented access to all relevant patient data for health care professionals. The aspects of such systems will be analyzed in the light of the radiologist's needs.
Methods:
Integration of the computerized patient record in a hospital communication network allows automated data exchange with the ancillary systems. Accessibility of electronic textbooks supports case-based learning during routine work.
Results:
The computerized patient record not only supports routine clinical tasks but also training, education and research. The workflow in a hospital can be supported by the computerized patient record. Studying the tasks of a radiology department shows that both clinicians and radiologists will benefit from such a system.
Discussion:
Current implementations of clinical computerized workstations offer only a fraction of these features. Advances in technology and increasing demands at the point of care will promote the development of new information systems of this kind.