Creating and managing a paperless health information management department.
Over the last 10 to 15 years, the health care industry has experienced dramatic changes in health care delivery, consumer needs, and demands. The medical record, a recapitulation of the care patients receive, continues to be one of the most vital components of the health care delivery system. It serves as a crucial administrative, clinical, financial, and research tool. Health information managers, striving to meet ever-changing requirements, have turned to electronic record processing to meet these changes. The following article describes one hospital's journey from a cumbersome paper environment to an electronic environment that not only resulted in improved customer service but also provided employees with renewed job satisfaction and increased skill levels.
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Zelda B
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Health Information Department, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.
D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003363:Cost Control / Q000639:trends; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012985:Software Design; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data