> 2. Concept of *Advanced Physician Computer User* - are there any others of > us out there?
... > 5. Which criteria to compare them on? ... > 7. Other thoughts and suggestions. For those that don't quite match up to #2 as well as for further thoughts on #5 & #7. You might consider this book. First of a series and by one of our own list members, no less. http://www.radcliffe-oxford.com/books/bookdetail.asp?ISBN=1+85775+51 9+7 **************************************************** Going Paperless. A guide to computerisation in primary care. Nicola Shaw. Foreword by Glyn Hayes. 09/2001. 216pp. Paperback. ISBN 0 85775 519 7. This is a practical guide to successfully achieving a fully computerised system in primary care. It shows how to source a primary care clinical system that does what you need it to do, and how to use it effectively. The book is easy to read with numerous examples and copies of useful documents throughout. Helpful features include charts to map progress at a glance, icons to point out www links, details of additional resources for further information, and highlights cautions and key points are highlighted. The author has drawn together ten years� practical experience working with over 200 practices, and incorporates the best national and international expertise. This is an essential guide for GPs, practice nurses, managers and all members of the primary care team. Contents: Part One: Choosing a clinical system; Pre-contemplation; Contemplation; Requirement; Demonstrations and quotations; Deciding; Implementation; Limitations and problems you can anticipate with the system you choose; Part Two: Going paperless; Information sources, uses and destinations; Data recording; Data quality; Data reporting; Problems with going paperless; Conclusion; Part Three: Resource materials; Benefits of EPR in primary care; A buyers checklist; Information needs (GPIMM) and training needs analysis (TNAMM); Questions to ask your staff; An overview of EMIS, In Practice Systems and Torex Health; Request for a proposal; Questions you might like to think about asking the suppliers; A hardware comparison worksheet; Contract checklist; Security policy; 26 weeks to using computers in GP and pratice nurse consultations; Read codes; PRIMIS case study, North Cumbria, at the heart of good practice; Glossary. ****************************************************
