TY - JOUR
T1 - The electronic medical record
T2 - Promises and problems
AU - Hersh, William R.
PY - 1995/12
Y1 - 1995/12
N2 - Despite the growth of computer technology in medicine, most medical encounters are still documented on paper medical records. The electronic medical record has numerous documented benefits, yet its use is still sparse. This article describes the state of electronic medical records, their advantage over existing paper records, the problems impeding their implementation, and concerns over their security and confidentiality. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
AB - Despite the growth of computer technology in medicine, most medical encounters are still documented on paper medical records. The electronic medical record has numerous documented benefits, yet its use is still sparse. This article describes the state of electronic medical records, their advantage over existing paper records, the problems impeding their implementation, and concerns over their security and confidentiality. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(199512)46:10<772::AID-ASI9>3.0.CO;2-0
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(199512)46:10<772::AID-ASI9>3.0.CO;2-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84982396170
SN - 0002-8231
VL - 46
SP - 772
EP - 776
JO - Journal of the American Society for Information Science
JF - Journal of the American Society for Information Science
IS - 10
ER -