The Electronic Oral Health Record

Abstract

This paper presents the history of the use of the computer for maintaining patient medical care information. An electronic record generated with a computer, which is non-specific for any healthcare specialty, is referred to as the electronic health record. The electronic health record was previously called the computer-based patient record. "Electronic" replaced the earlier term "computer-based" because "electronic" better describes the medium in which the patient record is managed. The electronic health record and its application to dentistry are discussed.The electronic health record is a "database" of patient information that has been entered by any healthcare provider; the electronic oral health record is an "electronic record" of oral health information that has been entered by an oral healthcare provider. The significant differences between the electronic health record and the electronic oral health record are outlined and highlighted. Included is a template describing a procedure to be used by dental personnel during the decision making process of purchasing an electronic oral health record. A brief description of a practice template is also provided. These completed templates can be shared with dental software vendors to clarify their understanding of and to clearly describe the needs of today's dental practice. The challenge of introducing information technology into educational institutions' curricula is identified. Finally, the potential benefit of using electronic technology for managing oral healthcare information is outlined. Abstract The Electronic Oral Health Record

The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act and the Practice of Dentistry in the United States: Electronic Transactions

“…The dentist should keep in mind transaction messages of this type, as noted in Heid et al 1 , can be produced to support the practice supply chain and other commercial transactions that might be relevant to the dental practice. Moreover, the technical formats of all of these commercial transaction messages are currently being re-stated in newer syntax to contain the same logical structures outlined above.…”

“…Two previous articles have developed the aspects of patient care data management via the electronic oral health record (EOHR) and the privacy/confidentiality issues attending both patient care and the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA). 1,2 This article will focus on the administrative transactions that attend patient care and support the dental practice in the provision of quality oral health care. As was noted by Heid et al 1 , data captured to document patient care can also be used to conduct the administrative and resource management transactions that attend management of the dental practice.…”

“…1,2 This article will focus on the administrative transactions that attend patient care and support the dental practice in the provision of quality oral health care. As was noted by Heid et al 1 , data captured to document patient care can also be used to conduct the administrative and resource management transactions that attend management of the dental practice. HIPAA administrative transactions consist of those communications outside the practice that either generate income or other reportable data needed for healthcare administration.…”

Development an Electronic Oral Health Record application for educational dental setting

“…Overall, EOHR is ascribed to any electronic repository of patients’ oral health-related information in the form of a database. [ 6 ]…”

The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act and the Practice of Dentistry in the United States: System Security

“…Previous articles have probed the Electronic Oral Health Record (EOHR) and the associated privacy and administrative transaction issues within the HIPAA context. [1][2][3] This paper will examine the system security issues for the dental practice information architecture, beginning with the requirements of the recently released (February 20, 2003) HIPAA security regulations. 4 System security must be applied to the entire technical infrastructure for the practice environment and must be thought of as an enterprise asset.…”