Computerized medical register of venous thromboembolic disease at the Grenoble University Hospital Center: description and evaluation
Michoud, E.; Bosson, J.L.; Pichot, O.; Vidal, F.; Rossignol, S.; Schwartzmann, J.; Carpentier, P.H.
Journal des Maladies Vasculaires 19(4): 283-288
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0398-0499 PMID: 7852872 Document Number: 438451
The number of vascular exams for venous thromboembolic disease increases dramatically in the vascular medicine unit at the Grenoble University Hospital (France). In order to improve the efficiency and the homogeneity of all the medical staff involved, a computerized register has been created. It automatically provides a letter for the prescriber of the consultation. This database, working on a computer network, has three main functions: office automation (medical folder, report), education, and clinical research. The office automation evaluation is performed after a 6 month experience, comparing 100 medical reports about venous thrombosis assisted by the computer to 100 medical reports written before the installation of the system. The introduction of digitized register is real, still this evaluation has induced some modification in the system in order to be more efficient.