title: Computers help keep patient files confidential.
abstract: File folders stuffed with papers documenting a patient's hospital stay can be an administrative nightmare. Such medical records are easily misplaced and might already be checked out when they need to be reviewed. In addition, because so many eyes glance at such files, confidentiality is a problem. That's why some hospitals are purchasing information systems for their medical records departments.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hard
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States