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As laboratories become increasingly market-driven lab managers and IT professionals are looking for ways IT can help them do more with less--and do it more efficiently and faster--to help ensure their survival.
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This document describes the activities of ASTM Committee E-31 in the area of standards for computer systems in medical applications. Some of these efforts have already culminated in published standards, some are well along in the development process, and some are just getting started.
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Integrated delivery systems that have created or acquired physician group practices are attempting to determine the best way to apply information technology at these sites. This involves standardizing on one practice management system for all sites, determining the feasibility of installing electronic patient records systems and expanding computer networks to accommodate the exchange of data among outpatient as well as inpatient sites.
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Organizers of the surviving community health information networks are gravitating to Internet technologies as a way to hold down costs and make the networks easier to use. This story analyzes the strategies of these survivors.
PROBLEM: To improve communication among caregivers about the status of patients under their care. SOLUTION: Replacing manual white boards with electronic bed boards/inpatient databases, similar to airport display technology. RESULTS: Improved data quality from having patient data displayed in a standardized manner across care centers. KEYS TO SUCCESS: "We used a process redesign team, which focused on specific issues related to the processes used in providing patient care."
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To meet the needs of an increasing number of persons who require access to patient information, health systems have devoted significant financial resources to developing computerized medical records. As these enterprisewide information systems go online, however the risk of compromising patient confidentiality increases dramatically. State laws regarding patient confidentiality vary considerably, and national standards have not yet been established. Therefore, health systems need to take steps to ensure that their computerized patient records remain secure and confidential to avoid being found in violation of patients' legal right to privacy.
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