The clinician meets the computer--uneasy bedfellows.
The transformation of healthcare has been one of the great, but unfulfilled, promises of the information technology revolution. This disappointment has been due in part to the enormously complex processes involved in bedside clinical care. Selective adoption of advances in information technology has resulted in enhancement of point-of-care healthcare delivery, medical record management and professional communication. However, the introduction of these refinements has encountered resistance, as well as sparked new challenges. The exciting progress in this field is reviewed, with reference to global and local developments.
Tan
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Department of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, 378 Alexandra Road, Singapore 159964.
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012846:Singapore