David Guest wrote:
The most successful electronic medical record (EMR) packages in primary
care have been written by doctor programmers. To date non-programmer
doctors have been unable to articulate their requirements or have
misunderstood the technology. Most EMR packages use MS SQL as their
backend. A few use firebird and one uses 4G.
It would take knowing both sides, or a lot of discussion between a
doctor and a programmer. The way doctors think and record notes is a
style that is learnt on an apprenticeship model over years of uni,
internship and residency and is reinforced in most communication that
you have between doctors about patients. A programer will not pick this
up in a few hours of consultation.
If anyone is writing programes like this I can provide a medical viewpoint.
Ken
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