title: Staying one step ahead--development of an electronic record.
abstract: Participation in a demonstration program allowed the VNS of New York to develop its own electronic records system. This description of the process and the resulting system should give a good picture of the ultimate benefits of such a system.
authors.affiliation: Visiting Nurse Service of New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jessup
mesh_terms: D000555:Ambulatory Care Information Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D009518:New York; D012984:Software; D013997:Time Factors