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Computerized medical records. Dream or reality?

R R Hausam1, E A Balas

  • 1University of Missouri-Columbia.

Missouri Medicine
|October 1, 1993
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Physicians

Area of Science:

  • Clinical informatics
  • Health information technology
  • Medical computing

Background:

  • For over 25 years, the integration of computers into clinical practice for patient record management has been a long-standing vision.
  • Despite decades of effort by medical informatics pioneers, widespread implementation has remained largely unrealized.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the current state and future potential of computer-based systems in clinical medicine.
  • To assess the transition of electronic health records from a vision to a widespread reality.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of the evolution of health information technology.
  • Review of historical progress in medical informatics and electronic health record development.

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Main Results:

  • The widespread adoption of computer systems for patient record management is now imminent.
  • Electronic health records are poised to become an integral part of clinical practice.

Conclusions:

  • The long-held vision of physicians utilizing computer systems at the bedside or desk for patient care is on the verge of becoming a reality.
  • The integration of these systems marks a significant shift in clinical medicine.