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IOM issues EMR guidance
August 1, 2003
An Institute of Medicine
panel yesterday issued a group of eight key functions for safety, quality and
care efficiency that electronic medical records should contain, AHA News
reports. HHS had requested the IOM�s guidance so that the IOM could assist standards organization Health
Level 7 in developing a national
electronic health record model, AHA News reports (AHA News, 7/31). According to the IOM, electronic records should support:
� Access to new and past test results among providers in multiple care settings; � Computer order entry; � Computerized decision-support systems to prevent drug interactions and improve compliance with best practices; � Secure electronic communication among providers and patients; � Patient access to health records, disease management tools and health information resources; � Computerized administration processes, such as scheduling systems; and � Standards-based electronic data storage and reporting for patient safety and disease surveillance efforts (National Academies of Science press release, 7/31). The EHR Collaborative, a consortium of health care groups, will hold public meetings in six U.S. cities next month to collect feedback on the standards (AHA News, 7/31). HHS expects to have a final EMR model ready in 2004 (iHealthBeat, 7/1). |
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