Medical informatics in the new millennium.
In a period of social transformation, we must reinvent health care. For guidance, we can look to the evolving discipline of medical informatics and to the patterns of investment in the practice arena. A top ranked application need, the computerized patient record (CPR) offers cost savings and supports clinical quality and ambulatory care. In the new millennium, we need to define our values with precision and use technology to achieve quality health care.
Ball
M J
MJ
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, USA. mball@fcgnet.com
Douglas
J V
JV
D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000639:trends*