Electronic health records and online medical records: an asset or a liability under current conditions?

• Published in: Australian health review Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 59 - 65
• Main Authors: Allen-Graham, Judith, Mitchell, Lauren, Heriot, Natalie, Armani, Roksana, Langton, David, Levinson, Michele, Young, Alan, Smith, Julian A, Kotsimbos, Tom, Wilson, John W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia CSIRO 01.02.2018
• Subjects: Allergies; Archives & records; Audits; Communication; Correspondence; Data collection; Demographics; Documentation; Electronic health records; Family medical history; Health care; Hospitals; Information sources; Information systems; Medical records; Patients; Pharmacy; Studies; Australia

Objective The aim of the present study was to audit the current use of medical records to determine completeness and concordance with other sources of medical information. Methods Medical records for 40 patients from each of five Melbourne major metropolitan hospitals were randomly selected (n=200)....