Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 7, Issue 8 , Pages 625-633, August 2010

Advanced Search of the Electronic Medical Record: Augmenting Safety and Efficiency in Radiology

  • Michael Zalis, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: Michael Zalis, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Radiology, 25 New Chardon Street, Suite 400A, Boston, MA 02114
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  • Mitchell Harris, PhD

Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

The integration of electronic medical record (EMR) systems into clinical practice has been spurred by general consensus and recent federal incentives and is set to become a standard feature of clinical practice in the US. We discuss how the addition of advanced search capabilities to the EMR can improve the radiologist's ability to integrate contextual data into workflows associated with both for diagnostic and interventional procedures.

Key Words: Electronic medical record (EMR), decision support, search, workflow efficiency, quality and safety improvement

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 This study was funded by the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, Mass), and by a research grant (2005-2006) from Partners Healthcare Information Systems (Boston, Mass), Michael Zalis, MD, principal investigator.

PII: S1546-1440(10)00152-3

doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2010.03.011

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 7, Issue 8 , Pages 625-633, August 2010

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