An integrated clinical computer system: implications for a medical information services department.
The hybrid record--both paper and electronic--is a cumbersome byproduct of the evolution to the computer-based patient record. Nancy Walker describes how William Beaumont Hospital managed its information services with this mixed media record. Her article provides practical solutions for health information managers including downtime procedures, report distribution plans, release of information steps, and audit procedures for maintaining confidentiality.
William Beaumont Hospital, Troy, MI.
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