title: An experimental system for comparing speed, accuracy, and completeness of physician data entry using electronic and paper methods.
abstract: Electronic medical record (EMR) systems have important potential advantages over traditional paper-based systems, but they require that physicians assume responsibility for data entry. However, little is known about the quality of physician data entry in electronic systems. This study describes a system for comparing the speed, accuracy, and completeness of examination data entry using electronic and paper methods. Data will be shown to demonstrate that this may be a simple, reproducible, and useful technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Pallav
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharda
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hripcsak
authors.forename: Justin B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Starren
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D014584:User-Computer Interface