Abstract
This paper deals with the impact of the installation of a computerised record and data handling system in an urban Accident and Emergency department. This system became fully operational on the 14th of August, 1989 and replaced the previous manual method of administration. The new system allows ‘real time’ handling of patient details and generation of letters to both specialists and general practitioners. Audit of the department workload and data generation for research are improved. The current situation is described as well as potential benefits and constraints of the system.
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Abbreviations
- ARGs:
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Activity Related Groups
- OMR:
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Optical Mark Reader
- PAS:
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Patient Administration System
- PATHCOM:
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Pathology Computer
- RADCOM:
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Radiology Computer
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Tachakra, S.S., Potts, D. & Idowu, A. Evaluation of a computerised system for medical records in an Accident and Emergency department. J Clin Monit Comput 7, 187–191 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02915584
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