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Value, experiments, promises, disappointments, hype, compromises, and change all characterize the status of the computer-based patient record (CPR). An industry expert offers some perspective on where the CPR has been and where it's going.
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Musings from some of the leading national and international HIT organizations make it clear that the need for a computer-based patient record is approaching the critical point. Half of our respondents identified the CPR as the single most important technology in 1996. One of our participants goes so far as to say that the era prior to the electronic medical record will one day be remembered as the "paper age." Progress in the development of standards--crucial to the CPR--could be dramatic this year, say experts from two of the major standards organizations. For a look at these issues and others, including key government policies to watch this year, read on.
Computer-based patient record (CPR) systems can afford greater protection of private health information. Key factors that enhance security of CPR systems include the capability to identify the user, verify authorization, determine legitimacy of use, restrict retrieval to only specific "need-to-know" information, encrypt access mechanisms and content, and track all access. The public demands greater protections for computer systems than for paper-based systems. Coupled with appropriate internal management controls and federal preemptive privacy law, breaches of confidentiality from CPRs would occur virtually through the only means that cannot be safeguarded: human communication.
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Candidate performance on the 1993 CCS examination is very comparable with performance on the 1992 examination. While there was a slightly higher rate of passing on the 1993 examination, it is believed this is due to more potential candidates understanding the specialized nature of the examination and self-evaluating their preparedness. Consistent results across time are important to demonstrate the reliability and validity of the certification program. AHIMA strongly supports the coding specialization, and believes it is important to maintain standards of excellence in order to have the CCS credential convey to the public the value of the coding skill it recognizes.
The Computer-based Patient Record Institute recently initiated an exciting new program, the Davies Recognition Program, which will help facilities measure their progress toward the computer-based patient record. The program will also identify institutions with exemplary systems. Read on for more details on the program including important events associated with it.
The acceleration of health informatics standards development has both value to health care delivery as well as economic value to the nation's economy. This paper describes the business case for standards development to enable development and implementation of computer-based patient record systems.
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Four of the top leaders in the American Health Information Management Association met with Computers in Healthcare, detailing their coalition-building efforts to make the computer-based patient record a reality. They reinforce their belief in the eventual reality of the CPR and its security, and call for sanctions and penalties for those who misappropriate or misuse patient records.
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