Using the EMR for better patient care

Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care

Robbins RA¹ 

[1] Phoenix Pulmonary and Critical Care Research and Education Foundation, Gilbert, AZ USA;

关键词: sepsis;    definition;    electronic medical record;    EMR;    decision support system;    sesitivity;    positive predictive value;    organ failure;    infection;    shock;   

DOI  :  10.13175/swjpcc034-16

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

No abstract available. Article truncated at 150 words. The medical record was developed in the US in major teaching hospitals in the 19th century and widely adopted when it was realized the records benefited patients, nurses and doctors (1). These paper records continued (although with many alterations) until the early 21st century when electronic medical or healthcare records (EMR) were mandated by the Federal government. EMRs offer great promise by handling the enormous amounts of data generated in healthcare. Furthermore, in those instances where early identification of disease process seems to make a difference, EMRs would seem an ideal tool to alert nurses and doctors. Sepsis is a disease process which would seem appropriate for early identification by EMR since early recognition can be difficult but early intervention improves outcomes (2). However, previous attempts to use the EMR to identify septic patients have been disappointing (3,4). In this issue of the SWJPCC Fountain and her colleagues (5) used ...

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