title: A quarter-century of computer-based medical records.
abstract: Early developments and subsequent progress in the area of computer-based medical records are reviewed. The current state of the art and the level of penetration through the healthcare system are much less than the first decade's advances pointed towards. Possible explanations are explored.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Stead
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D007256:Information Systems / Q000266:history*; D008499:Medical Records; D014481:United States