From Nursing Information Systems to Patient Information Systems

Coward, Patricia

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1635021

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“…The system had to centre information on the patient, such that there was a single record composed of multiple data items drawn from disparate sources. By being discipline specific, too much of what was available encouraged the fragmentation of care which risked the patient falling through the gaps [10]. Logically the record had to contain information from cradle to grave that would cross geographical boundaries with the patient.…”

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The standard generalized markup language for electronic patient records

Roberts

1998

Health Informatics J

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A pilot study at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, UK, examined the use of the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) for electronic patient records. Seven hundred patients had their text records encoded in SGML and 14 of these patients had legacy, laboratory and other data included. Records were incorporated in a commercial SGML database to demonstrate in-context searching. A commercial SGML browser allowed rapid access to clinical events in large records. A study of comparative file sizes between formats was performed. The acceptability of electronic records was assessed with clinicians. Specifications for the system are discussed and the relationship with traditional technologies explained. SGML represents a suitable format for the manipulation and publication of electronic patient records.

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confidence: 99%