Electronic health record in dermatology service

In this paper we describe the implementation of an Electronic Health Record in the Dermatology service of a Portuguese hospital. This system must follow the principle of simplicity, enabling recording quality and analytical processing. Standards and norms were also followed and it is shown that inte...

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Main Author: Duarte, Júlio (author)
Other Authors: Portela, Filipe (author), Santos, Manuel (author), Abelha, António (author), Machado, José Manuel (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/15560
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/15560
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Summary:In this paper we describe the implementation of an Electronic Health Record in the Dermatology service of a Portuguese hospital. This system must follow the principle of simplicity, enabling recording quality and analytical processing. Standards and norms were also followed and it is shown that interoperability has a key role in the whole process. This project is a good example of cooperation between academic and healthcare institutions and shows the impact of new technology on healthcare organizations.