The SCAMP system for patient and practice management

SCAMP is a comprehensive clinical information system for ambulatory care. Four design goals distinguish this system: ease of use, comprehensiveness, the incorporation of medical knowledge into system functions, and ease of modification of system capabilities by clinicians. Major subsystems are dedicated to billing, administrative reports, entry, retrieval and analysis of the medical record, clinical research, and provision of clinical reminders. Because clinicians differ in their needs and preferences, SCAMP has been designed to let clinicians modify aspects of the content, format, and processing of information available on the system. The SCAMP system has become increasingly accepted by many primary care physicians as a practical and useful tool for managing their information needs in ambulatory care.