The computer-based oral health record: an essential tool for cross-provider quality management.
A more efficient and detailed exchange of information between the various professionals who provide healthcare for an individual patient could have a strong positive impact on both quality assurance and patient health. This paper examines many of the issues relevant to cross-provider communication and quality assurance mechanisms in the computer-based oral health record.
Schleyer
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Department of Computer Support Services, Temple University, School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Eisner
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D000571:American Dental Association; D003660:Decision Support Systems, Management; D003792:Dental Records; D006801:Humans; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012953:Societies, Dental; D014481:United States