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In this chapter, we list the main tasks of doctors working in their offices and the reasons for computerising these offices. We describe the architecture of medical office software and the various types of patient data stored in the electronic medical record. The advantages of using computerised provider order entry are explained. We discuss the various types of decision support available to physicians, including diagnostic tools, alerts and dashboard generation. National and regional initiatives for developing medical office computerisation are described, including the design of open-source software in Canada, the certification of drug prescription software in France and incentives and strategies for generalising the use of electronic medical records in the United States.
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Venot, A., Cuggia, M. (2014). Computerising the Doctor’s Office. In: Venot, A., Burgun, A., Quantin, C. (eds) Medical Informatics, e-Health. Health Informatics. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0478-1_14
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