An experimental electronic patient record for stroke patients. Part 2: System description

This article presents an electronic patient record (EPR) for stroke patients. At the neurology department of the Maastricht University Hospital, coordination and communication of the multidisciplinary team for stroke patients is intended to be supported by an EPR. Existing, structured, paper nursing and medical records served as a starting point for the development of the EPR. In close cooperation with future users, the database structure, and data entry and data retrieval aspects of the user interface were adapted to the domain of stroke. The result is a combined electronic medical and nursing record that has potential to improve record keeping and to truly support daily routines. The challenges encountered in the development process were maintaining continuous user involvement and conflicting points of view regarding the relevance of clinical data. Conclusively, we state that intensive user participation improved the EPR, coupling with the existing hospital information system and other systems will be advantageous and the fact that the paper records were structured in advance will smooth the unavoidable changes in work patterns.

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