THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD - PROMISES AND PROBLEMS

Authors
HERSH WR
Citation
Wr. Hersh, THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD - PROMISES AND PROBLEMS, Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 46(10), 1995, pp. 772-776
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science","Information Science & Library Science
Journal title
Journal of the American Society for Information Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028231
Volume
46
Issue
10
Year of publication
1995
Pages
772 - 776
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8231(1995)46:10<772:TEMR-P>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Despite the growth of computer technology in medicine, most medical en counters are still documented on paper medical records. The electronic medical record has numerous documented benefits, yet its use is still sparse. This article describes the state of electronic medical record s, their advantage over existing paper records, the problems impeding their implementation, and concerns over their security and confidentia lity.