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New software for an old problem
Author(s) -
Diamond J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2015.0108
Subject(s) - technician , presentation (obstetrics) , optometry , glaucoma , strengths and weaknesses , medicine , computer science , medical emergency , psychology , engineering , ophthalmology , social psychology , electrical engineering , radiology
Summary There are huge benefits to be won by switching from old fashioned medical notes to paperless medical records: as a consequence, use of electronic patient records ( EPR s) for glaucoma management has become more widespread in recent years. There are a number of different EPR systems in use in the glaucoma clinic, each of which has strengths and weaknesses. Before selecting a system, clinicians need to consider how and where the system will be used, paying particular attention to venue (hospital or community), primary user (ophthalmologist, optometrist, nurse or technician), compatibility with other equipment (visual fields and disc imaging), ability to archive older medical records and accessibility for virtual review. It is also of great importance to consider speed of data entry: most EPR systems are slower to use than old‐fashioned paper notes and if that differential is significant, the economics of switching to an EPR will be poor and uptake will suffer as a consequence. In his presentation Jeremy Diamond will consider these issues in more detail, providing helpful insights to those who wish to switch from paper to paperless working.