title: Documentation of clinical workflow: a key step in a plan to facilitate implementation of an Electronic Patient Record.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Dental Branch, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spence
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Valenza
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: 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