title: Use of the computer for medical records.
abstract: Before selecting a software package, it is essential for the physician to be familiar with the types of record-keeping packages available, understanding the advantages and disadvantages of each. Beyond this, the physician must be committed to training his or her staff in the use of the system. Considerable benefits are to be derived for the physician, for his or her patients, and for medicine in general.
mesh_terms: D005568:Forms and Records Control; D007256:Information Systems / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008499:Medical Records; D012984:Software