Kaiser Permanente of Ohio's Encounter System.
In 1988, Kaiser Permanente of Ohio began planning for the development of a cost-effective electronic medical record system for ambulatory care. If created the "Encounter System," a multifunctional ambulatory clinical database to enhance physician practice, perform quality assurance evaluations, help with physician management, and improve the care of its patients. The author discusses the functions of this successful electronic database and how it evolved.
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Ohio Permanente Medical Group, Cleveland.
D000555:Ambulatory Care Information Systems; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009820:Ohio; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012107:Research Design; D013597:Systems Analysis