Resident tracking health information system. Inpatient setting

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Health Informatics
• Hospital Administration

Background:

• Tracking resident patient care activities is crucial for program evaluation and resident documentation.
• Existing methods may be labor-intensive or lack accuracy.
• A need exists for efficient and reliable patient care activity tracking systems.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce a computerized system for tracking residents' patient care activities.
• To demonstrate the system's ability to utilize existing hospital billing data.
• To illustrate data display and interpretation for program directors and residents.

Main Methods:

• Utilizing patient data generated by hospital billing systems.
• Implementing a computerized tracking system.
• Analyzing and displaying tracking data for review.

Main Results:

• The system provides accurate and cost-effective tracking of patient care activities.
• Eliminates the need for manual double data entry.
• Facilitates curricular changes and resident experience documentation.

Conclusions:

• A computerized tracking system using hospital billing data is a valuable tool for medical residency programs.
• This approach enhances accuracy and efficiency in monitoring resident activities.
• The system supports informed decision-making for curriculum development and resident assessment.