Implementing computerized tracking at a community health center: challenges and solutions

Autor: W P, Moran, J L, Wofford, V, Hamrick, B T, Myers, J, Cooper, J, Doby, K, FitzGerald, C, Spence, R, Velez
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: Proceedings. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care.
ISSN: 0195-4210
Popis: A computerized tracking system for both preventive care and chronic disease tracking was implemented at a community health center, using a PC based local area network interfaced with a mainframe scheduling and billing system. Initial database construction used downloads of historical billing data, but ongoing database maintenance is accomplished by using an optical mark-sense scanner to construct both billing and clinical tracking files from custom-designed encounter forms. In this way, expanded clinical data is collected with an actual reduction in manually keyed data, reducing the ongoing cost of the system.
Databáze: OpenAIRE