title: The data entry conundrum.
abstract: Many physicians are not enthusiastic about improving their methods of data entry, but pressure is mounting for us to communicate better with patients, colleagues, and outside parties. We will be unable to handle clinical data management until we have solved the problem of who enters data and how.
authors.affiliation: Mill Valley Medical Group, CA 94941, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cushing
mesh_terms: D003197:Computer Literacy; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D012984:Software