Evaluation of computerized medical records
Pastor-Sánchez, R.; López-Miras, A.; Gérvas, J.
Medicina Clinica 107(7): 250-254
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-7753 PMID: 8975094 Document Number: 455798
A wide and expensive supply of electronic medical records obliged us to evaluate them before selecting one. In this study a questionnaire was used to evaluate computerized medical records. Descriptive and prospective study with personal interviews in which a questionnaire was used, that had been previously published. The 12 questionnaires were completed in 99%. The greatest difficulty for answering the questions was the medical terminology. Four of the twelve computer programs were designed for hospitals, another 4 were designed for health centers and the rest were designed for both hospitals and health centers. The preventive and social data and annex were the more scarce of the elements (47%). Postsells services (100%), the ICE-9-CM classification (75%) and medicals data (51%) were the more frequent elements. In Spain there are few medical records regulated, and computerized designers do not have a standard model. The sellers of medical record softwares don't have knowledge of medical terminology. Medical record software programs are not designed for specific health settings (health centers or hospitals).