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The Computer-Based Patient Record: The Role of the Hospital Epidemiologist

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

David C. Classen  and
John P. Burke
David C. Classen*
Affiliation:
LDS Hospital, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Salt Lake City, Utah
John P. Burke
Affiliation:
LDS Hospital, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Salt Lake City, Utah
*
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, LDS Hospital, 8th Ave and C St, Salt Lake City, UT 84143
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Abstract

Despite advances in computers and software for data analysis, hospital epidemiologists still must use manual methods for data collection. To automate infection control surveillance fully, healthcare institutions need computerized medical records; however, very few institutions currently have such a system. Healthcare institutions appreciate the need for automation, but frequently do not see a clear path to the desired outcome. In this article, we outline the important issues that hospital epidemiologists must understand if they wish to help their institutions to computerize their medical records.

Type
Practical Healthcare Epidemiology
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 16 , Issue 12 , December 1995 , pp. 729 - 736
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1995

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