title: Computerized records gain ground.
abstract: Frustrated with the paper medical records stored in a central repository, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, a non-profit group model HMO, began using an electronic medical record system in 1995 to better serve its 414,000 members in Oregon and Washington.
authors.affiliation: O'Connor Communications, Inc, Seattle, WA, USA. oconnor@med.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003196:Computer Graphics; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000639:trends*; D009922:Oregon; D012984:Software; D018511:Systems Integration; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014861:Washington