Metadata and computer-based patient records.
"Metadata" is the fundamental set of items in the organization of health-care information, at least in computer-based patient records. Computer-based patient records remain controversial, and thus, to a considerable extent, the truth of all assertions about these areas remains a matter of opinion. A set of opinions generated during 5 years of exclusive and intense work is presented.
Kirklin
J W
JW
Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, 35294-0007, USA.
Vicinanza
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D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*