Computer programs in histopathology record keeping.

Computer programs in histopathology record keeping.

Increasing work loads, changes in the nature of data obtained from biopsies, and the use of laboratory statistics in determining financial provision for pathological services combine to enhance the value of computer generated results and indexing in histopathology. The system described here depends on an indexed file system using the Basic Plus-2 language with a PDP-11 computer and SNOP. Error ...

Computer programs in cytology reporting and record keeping.

Large numbers of specimens are handled by cytology laboratories. There is great variation in their origin, a need for a name and disease index and for statistical data about the source and nature of the specimens. A computer program was devised to reduce this workload and to improve the accuracy of record keeping. Much of the tedium of this important aspect of laboratory function can thus be re...

Standards in medical record keeping.

Medical records serve many functions but their primary purpose is to support patient care. The RCP Health Informatics Unit (HIU) has found variability in the quality of records and discharge summaries in England and Wales. There is currently a major drive to computerise medical records across the NHS, but without improvement in the quality of paper records the full benefits of computerisation a...

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Record keeping: developing good practice

THE LAST decade has seen a shift of attitude within the nursing profession towards the importance of record keeping. This change has been brought about predominantly by the promotion of patients’ rights and the empowerment of patients and relatives to be involved in their care, through the Patient’s Charter (DoH 1991). This has now been superseded by Patient Focus and Public Involvement (Scotti...