Documentation of clinical workflow: a key step in a plan to facilitate implementation of an Electronic Patient Record.
After a year of preparation, the UT Dental Branch implemented an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) and a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) for digital imaging. Central to the preparatory process was documentation of existing clinic workflow as a set of detailed flowcharts, which eased cultural and logistical changes and had the immediate benefit of increasing system efficiencies.
Spence
James
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Dental Branch, Houston, TX, USA.
Valenza
John A
JA
Taylor
David
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D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D003796:Dental Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013781:Texas