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The SPOCC (Selective Procedures, Operative Cases, and Consults) program as an advance in orthopaedic resident record
J V Bear1, D Madar, T DeCoster
1Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
Orthopaedic Review
|February 1, 1989
Summary
This software, Selective Procedures, Operative Cases, and Consults (SPOCC), aids medical residents in efficiently documenting and recalling case data. It supports enhanced record-keeping for educational and research purposes.
Area of Science:
- Medical Informatics
- Residency Education Software
Background:
- Increasing demands for documentation by Residency Review Committees.
- Need for efficient data management systems for medical residents.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce the Selective Procedures, Operative Cases, and Consults (SPOCC) software package.
- To provide residents with a tool for comprehensive record-keeping and data retrieval.
Main Methods:
- Development of a menu-driven software package for data entry and searching.
- Utilizing MS-DOS or PC-DOS compatible personal computers with minimal memory requirements.
Main Results:
- SPOCC enables quick recall of selective procedures, operative cases, and consults.
- Facilitates case review, results analysis, statistics generation, and research idea stimulation.
Conclusions:
- SPOCC offers a valuable solution for resident record-keeping challenges.
- The software supports improved documentation and data utilization in medical training.