Confronting an outdated medical record system.
When a new administrator was hired for a group practice, a vintage medical record system (late 1940s) was standing firmly in the way of clinic efficiency and was creating significant medical and legal problems as well. The technical and political obstacles confronted by the administrator in designing, implementing, and monitoring a new medical record system are examined in this case study.
D005431:Florida; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000379:methods*; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D008499:Medical Records; D009817:Office Management / Q000379:methods*