title: The vision for the Department of Defense's computer-based patient record.
abstract: To meet the Department of Defense's clinical information management mission for the next century, a vision for the computer-based patient record (CPR) was needed. This article describes the generation of that vision as well as the resulting definition, characteristics, and essential functions of the Department's CPR.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112, USA.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Staggers
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D008331:Management Information Systems / Q000639:trends; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008887:Military Medicine; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States