title: Research in progress-electronic patient records: a new era.
abstract: Clinical information systems and electronic records are starting to appear in secondary care and herald new potentials for improving health provision and capturing high quality data. In 2006, we set up a program to develop electronic patient records (EPR) for chronic disease using Cystic Fibrosis (CF) as our initial model. Seven years on we are now exploring the real time clinical data to identify risks, trends and outcomes in chronic disease management. We are also working to establish new models of integration and to connect information between the client and all areas of health care.
authors.affiliation: Leeds Centre for Cystic Fibrosis, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Peckham
authors.affiliation: Leeds Centre for Cystic Fibrosis, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Whitaker
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Social Science, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Cystic Fibrosis; Lung Physiology