introduction: with increasing production of health information, information technologies have been used for better management and usage of such data. this enormous increase in gathering and storing of information and widespread accessibility also concerns individuals regarding privacy and security of information. this research is concerned with this issue due to decisions on establishing indivi...

OBJECTIVES To assess the overall impact of access to the electronic medical record (EMR) on anatomic pathology performance. METHODS We reviewed the results of all use of the EMR by 1 pathologist over an 18-month period. RESULTS Of the 10,107 cases (913 cytology and 9,194 surgical pathology) reviewed, the EMR (excluding anatomic pathology records) was accessed in 222 (2.2% of all cases, 6.5%...

BACKGROUND Handheld electronic medical records are expected to improve physician performance and patient care. To confirm this, we performed a systematic review of the evidence assessing the effects of handheld electronic medical records on clinical care. METHODS To conduct the systematic review, we searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and the Cochrane library from 1966 through September 2005. W...

Fast and holistic access to the patients’ clinical record is a major requirement of modern medical decision support systems (DSS). While electronic health records (EHRs) have replaced the traditional paper-based records in most healthcare organization, the data entry into these systems remains largely manual. Speech recognition technology promises substitution of the more convenient speech-base...

Background: The relationship between digital tools and medical history taking (classically referred to as anamnesis) in clinical settings is problematic. We explored the context, how data managed by physicians patients which are used, particularly electronic health record, gather, organize record patient’s related data. Materials methods: Systematic review of l...