title: Providing a complete online multimedia patient record.
abstract: Seamless integration of all types of patient data is a critical feature for clinical workstation software. The Dept. of Veterans Affairs has developed a multimedia online patient record that includes traditional medical chart information as well as a wide variety of medical images from specialties such as cardiology, pulmonary and gastrointestinal medicine, pathology, radiology, hematology, and nuclear medicine. This online patient record can present data in ways not possible with a paper chart or other physical media. Obtaining a critical mass of information online is essential to achieve the maximum benefits from an integrated patient record system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs, VistA Imaging Project, Technical Services, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA. Ruth.Dayhoff@med.va.gov
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Dayhoff
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Kuzmak
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kirin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D003199:Computer Systems; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008122:Local Area Networks; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D019212:Multimedia; D009862:Online Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface