THE 6TH LEVEL OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS - A LOOK BEYOND THE SCREEN

A recent publication details five levels of electronic health records as defined by the Medical Records Institute and notes that no computer -based patient record system from any company meets the criteria set b y the Institute of Medicine. The present article calls to the attentio n of potential purchasers of medical record software our observation t hat even ifa package appears to meet the abstract criteria for all fiv e levels of electronic health records, its performance may not be sati sfactory. A look beyond the user interface screen is highly recommende d. Examples from our recent experience are given.