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[Electronic medical history: utopia or reality?]
G Sennwald1, W Fischer, G Segmüller
1Klinik für Orthopädische Chirurgie, Kantonsspital, St. Gallen.
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|May 1, 1988
Summary
Computers enhance the patient chart beyond basic medical information. This digital evolution transforms charts into versatile tools for improved communication, administration, statistical analysis, and medical research.
Area of Science:
- Medical Informatics
- Health Information Systems
Background:
- The traditional patient chart primarily served as a physician's record of disease progression.
- The integration of computers into medicine necessitates a re-evaluation of the patient chart's role.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the expanded functions of the patient chart with computerization.
- To highlight the benefits of a common language for computerized medical records.
Main Methods:
- Elaboration of a common language to bridge physicians and computer capabilities.
- Implementation of computerized charting systems.
Main Results:
- Computerized charting improves communication and administration.
- Digital patient records function as valuable statistical databanks.
- Enabled applications include statistical analysis, quality control, and research facilitation.
Conclusions:
- The patient chart evolves into a multifunctional instrument.
- Computerized charting significantly enhances clinical practice and medical research capabilities.