| Title | Recording, Retrieval, and Review of Medical Data by Physician-Computer Interaction |
| Author(s) | Robert A. Greenes, MD, PhD; G. Octo Barnett, MD; Stuart W. Klein, MD; Anthony Robbins, MD; and Roderick E. Prior |
| Source | NEJM, Vol. 282, No. 6, Pages 307-315 |
| Publication Date | Feb. 5, 1970 |
| Abstract | A computer-based medical-record system depending on a dialogue between the physician and a computer-controlled display screen has been designed to enter progress notes. A limited vocabulary in a structured format is used. Flexibility is provided in that the user can branch selectively to particular topics, or make comments by keyboard or dictation. Notes entered into this system in a hypertension clinic have been more legible, better organized and more complete than those formerly recorded. Notes comparable in size to those written by hand have been generated more rapidly, and physician acceptance has been high. Automated production of summaries, selective review of a patient's problems and research retrieval capabilities are features of this system. Development of subject matter, physician training, administrative and technologic requirements, and economic factors must be considered when full-scale computer-based medical record systems are designed. |