Developments toward clinical support systems. Beyond accounts receivable.
The role of computers in primary care is disappointing when contrasted with their ubiquity elsewhere. This article surveys unique applications that have made inroads toward successful adaptation of automation to the storage and retrieval of medical data and to clinical decision support. The author's DUCHESS system is described as an effort to overcome the impediments that have restricted application of informatics to ambulatory care.
D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003657:Decision Making; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D007256:Information Systems / Q000191:economics; D008499:Medical Records; D008501:Medical Records, Problem-Oriented; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013812:Therapeutics / Q000379:methods