Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Medical Records
Y. SINGH
NELSON R. MANDELA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF TELEHEALTH
SINGHY@UKZN.AC.ZA
Organisational:
Information storage and retrieval
Logistical:
Wear and tear
Back-ups
Can only be at one place at a time
Research
Passive nature
Electronic Medical Records
Patient orientated
Comments by Clinicians
Structured vs unstructured
Scheduled back-ups
Security
Unwarranted fear
Strong passwords
Encryption and digital signatures
Cost savings
Technology:
Infrastructure
Training and expertise
Perception
Human Factor
May create discord
Change management
Assessing Benefits
NO
Comprehensiveness of information
Duration of use and retention of data
Degree of structure of data
Ubiquity of access
Workflow
Etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc …
Components of a EMR
• Data Capture
• Data Input
• Error prevention
Issues with CPR – Data Display
Bruce Slater
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