The Patient Profile System: Group Health's first iteration of the automated medical record.
In 1988, Group Health, Inc., a large staff model HMO in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul, MN, began upgrading its computer systems. This provided an opportunity for the organization to begin the development of its first automated medical record, called the Patient Profile System (PPS). This paper describes that effort. Discussed are the design, development, implementation, features and uses of the system. The reader considering a similar endeavor should have an idea of what this development process might entail within the framework of a large HMO. Although not embodying all the features that would be necessary for the fully computerized medical record, the PPS has proved to be a useful clinical tool. Lessons learned from the development and implementation of the PPS will help us reach the goal of fully automating the medical record.
Uptown Clinic, Minneapolis, MN 55408.
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