Advanced search of the electronic medical record: augmenting safety and efficiency in radiology.
The integration of electronic medical record (EMR) systems into clinical practice has been spurred by general consensus and recent federal incentives and is set to become a standard feature of clinical practice in the US. We discuss how the addition of advanced search capabilities to the EMR can improve the radiologist's ability to integrate contextual data into workflows associated with both for diagnostic and interventional procedures.
Zalis
Michael
M
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. mzalis@mgh.harvard.edu
Harris
Mitchell
M
D057225:Data Mining / Q000379:methods*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D008404:Massachusetts; D011871:Radiology / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D057386:Search Engine / Q000379:methods*