Practice of structured electronic medical record design and quality management / 中华医院管理杂志

In order to assist in the standardization and maturity evaluation of national hospital information interconnection, and further standardize the application and management of hospital medical record data, a hospital carried out the practice of design of structured medical records and the corresponding quality management from April 2021. Based on the six sigma quality management method, the hospital had developed universal templates for electronic medical records and a list of candidate electronic medical record templates. The problems faced by medical record data had been analyzed, and improvement strategies had been proposed from three levels: template design, software functionality and management services. The clinical departments were guided to design and develop various structured electronic medical record templates for specialties and specialized diseases, and established a medical record template design and quality management method. The hospital had ultimately designed a total of 614 structured electronic medical record templates that met the actual needs of the hospital. This practice enhanced the scalability of structured templates and quality of the data, and achieved localization and specialization of medical record templates while meeting the requirements of information interconnection and sharing, providing reference for promoting the interconnection and sharing of electronic medical records of hospitals in China.

Construction of an electronic medical record sharing convenience service platform based on blockchain / 中华医院管理杂志

Blockchain technology has the advantages of decentralization, secure sharing and tamper resistance, and high privacy, which can solve the current problem of sharing electronic medical records in medical institutions in China. A tertiary hospital established an electronic medical record sharing services convenience service platform based on blockchain in collaboration with China mobile gansu company in September 2021. The hardware architecture of the platform consisted of a hospital data warehouse, a local front-end computer and a blockchain platform. The functional architecture included platform front-end services, the blockchain electronic medical record archiving and service platform. The technical architecture included the underlying blockchain, service layer, interface layer and application layer, which was embedded with asymmetric encryption technology, hash algorithm, smart contract and other technical means, ensuring data ownership and on-demand, controllable, real-time and secure sharing of data. Since the operation of the platform in September 2021, as of October 2022, a tertiary hospital had accumulated 21 545 patient medical records on the chain. The overall operation of the platform was smooth, achieving reliable storage and secure sharing of patient electronic medical records, providing reference for further promoting the interconnection trusted sharing of electronic medical records in medical institutions in China.

Módulo Consulta externa del Sistema de información hospitalaria XAVIA HIS

La gestión de la información de salud del paciente, así como de los diferentes servicios que se brindan en los centros de atención de salud, constituyen elementos cruciales para prestar un servicio de salud de buena calidad. El Sistema de Información Hospitalaria XAVIA HIS, constituye una solución integral para la gestión médica de hospitales y centros de salud. En el módulo de Consulta externa se gestiona la información referente a la atención a pacientes ambulatorios en diferentes especialidades. El objetivo del presente trabajo es describir las principales funcionalidades y especialidades médicas incluidas en el módulo Consulta externa del sistema XAVIA HIS. El desarrollo estuvo guiado por la metodología de desarrollo Proceso Ágil Unificado. variante UCI y fueron empleadas las tecnologías, herramientas y lenguajes que forman parte de la arquitectura del sistema definida por el Centro de Informática Médica, entre las cuales se pueden mencionar: Java Enterprise Edition 6 como plataforma de programación para el desarrollo y la ejecución del sistema, como sistema gestor de base de datos se empleó PostgreSQL 10, como herramienta de modelado Visual Paradigm para UML, la notación BPMN 2.0 (Business Process Management Notation) y el Lenguaje Unificado de Modelado (UML) y el estándar HL7 CDA® (Clinical Document Architecture) para homogeneizar la arquitectura de los documentos clínicos. El desarrollo de este módulo refuerza la base de conocimientos necesaria para la toma de decisiones clínicas y administrativas, mejora el acceso a la información y la calidad de la asistencia a los pacientes.

The patient's health information management, as well as different services provided in health care centers, constitutes crucial elements to provide a good quality health service. The Hospital Information System XAVIA HIS establishes a comprehensive solution for hospitals and health centers medical management. The Outpatient module manages the information regarding outpatient care in different specialties. This paper aims to describe the main functionalities and medical specialties included in the Outpatient module of the XAVIA HIS system. The development was guided by the AUP development methodology (an UCI variant), and to achieve it, the technologies, tools and languages used are part of the system architecture defined by the CESIM and mentioned as follow: Java Enterprise Edition 6 platform as the Runtime Environment, PostgreSQL 10 as the database management system, Visual Paradigm as modeling tool for UML, the BPMN 2.0 notation (Business Process Management Notation), the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and the HL7 CDA® (Clinical Document Architecture) standard to standardize the architecture of clinical documents. This module development reinforces the knowledge base necessary for clinical and administrative decision-making, improves access to information and patients' care quality.

Consideraciones normativas y legales del expediente clínico electrónico en odontología / Normative and legal considerations of the electronic clinical record in odontology

La elaboración del expediente clínico es una actividad rutinaria dentro del consultorio dental, éste es la materialización del acto médico, a tra- vés del cual se registra el estado de salud inicial del paciente, así como toda la información relativa al tratamiento recibido. Desde hace algunos años comenzó a promocionarse el expediente clínico electrónico como una herramienta alternativa y novedosa para elaborar este importante documento; sin embargo, la implementación de esta herramienta electrónica no ha podido lograrse en México, dada la gran cantidad de dudas que los odontólogos tienen respecto al conjunto de leyes y normas que regulan al expediente clínico, lo cual genera renuencia por parte de los odontólogos para utilizar esta modalidad de expediente dentro de su consulta diaria. El objetivo del presente artículo es realizar una revisión de la literatura, así como de las leyes y normas vigentes que regulan el expediente clínico en México para esclarecer así la viabilidad de implementarlo dentro del consultorio dental

The preparation of the electronic medical record is a routine activity in the dental office, this is the materialization of the medical act, through which the initial health status of the patient is recorded, as well as all the information related to the received treatment. A few years ago, the electronic clinical record began to be promoted as a novel alternative tool to prepare this important document, however, the implementation of this electronic tool has not been achieved in Mexico, given the large number of doubts that dentists have regarding the set of laws thar regulate the clinical record, which generates reluctance on the part of dentists to use this record modality within their daily consultation. The aim of this article is to carry out a review of the literature, as well as the current laws that regulate the clinical record in Mexico, in order to clarify the feasibility of implementing it within the dental office

Analysis on the completeness of case records of patients with penetrating ocular trauma following a multimodal intervention

Purpose: To describe the process development of a multimodal intervention and the pre- and postintervention results on the completeness of case records of patients with penetrating ocular trauma in a high-volume tertiary eye care hospital in south India. Methods: A multimodal intervention including an objective-validated case sheet template, an education program, a physical template case record reminder, a continuous near-real time audit process, and a feedback system was developed. Analysis on the completeness of the case records of patients with ocular trauma from October 2020 to December 2020 (preintervention) and from January 2021 to March 2021 (postintervention) was performed. These case records and the personnel involved in the documentation, were given scores based on the scores assigned to the subsections of the validated template case sheet. The mean total score of the case records and of the personnel involved were analyzed. Results: One hundred and eleven case records of patients with ocular trauma who underwent primary wound repair were included in the study. Of these 111 case records, 46 belonged to preintervention group and 65 belonged to postintervention group. The mean total score for preintervention group during the study period was 57.93 ± 24 out of 100 and for postintervention group was 99.07 ± 4.49 out of 100. The temporal trend of postintervention group showed a consistent improvement every month (97.14, 100,100) during the 3-month study period. Postintervention improvement was noted in all the sections of case records completed by both fellows and consultants. Conclusion: A sustained improvement in ocular trauma case record documentation among all levels of medical professionals was noted following the five-component multimodal intervention

Uso del Expediente Clínico Electrónico en Morelos México: Percepción de los proveedores de salud / Use of electronic medical records in Morelos, Mexico: Perception of health service providers

Resumen: Objetivo: Evaluar los factores relacionados con el uso del Expediente Clínico Electrónico (ECE) desde la percepción de los usuarios médicos y enfermeras de los servicios de salud de un hospital de 2do nivel en Morelos, México. Material y métodos: Se realizó el análisis cualitativo de 22 entrevistas semiestructuradas a personal médico, enfermeras, directivo y administrativo de un hospital de 2do nivel en Morelos, México, tomando como referencia de análisis las dimensiones de normatividad, operatividad y capacitación en la implementación del ECE. Resultados: Se identificó un número insuficiente de computadoras y personal capacitado para operar el ECE. Cuando se logra operar el expediente éste es lento o presenta fallas sistemáticas frecuentes debido a las redes de navegación dependen del navegador central que brinda soporte estatal a la plataforma del ECE sin una resolución pronta cuando hay fallas, las unidades hospitalarias trabajan 24 horas y a nivel central las operaciones del ECE tienen horarios de lunes a viernes de 8 horas. Esto incrementa la resistencia a adoptar el expediente como herramienta de trabajo. La organización colabora a la resistencia al no proporcionar un soporte técnico suficiente y permanente para afrontar las fallas de operatividad del ECE. Los usuarios consideran que el expediente es seguro y confiable, lo cual incrementaría la posibilidad de uso del ECE. Conclusiones: La falta de recursos e ineficiencias en la operación del ECE colaboran a una baja y lenta adopción del expediente; así como la resistencia a utilizarlo. La organización colabora a aumentar la resistencia si la capacitación no es eficiente. Falta le da soporte continuo y suficiente en la infraestructura técnica y recurso humano. A pesar la limitada e ineficiente adopción del ECE se identificaron áreas y personal donde se presenta una mayor utilización (hospitalización y personal médico). Éstas podrían ser las experiencias de aprendizaje positivo que pueden utilizarse para instruir a toda la organización

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the factors related to the use of the Electronic Medical Record (ECE) from the perception of medical users of health services Morelos, Mexico. Material and methods: The qualitative analysis of 22 semi-structured interviews with medical personnel, nurses, managers and administrators of a 2nd level hospital in Morelos, Mexico was carried out, taking as a reference for analysis the dimensions of regulations, operability and training in the implementation of the ECE. Results: An insufficient number of computers and trained personnel were identified to operate the ECE. When it is possible to operate the file, it is slow or presents frequent systematic failures due to the navigation networks, they depend on the central browser that provides state support to the ECE platform without a prompt resolution when there are failures, the hospital units work 24 hours and centrally. ECE operations have 8-hour hours from Monday to Friday. This increases resistance to adopting the file as a working tool. The organization contributes to the resistance by not providing sufficient and permanent technical support to face the operational failures of the ECE. Users consider that the file is safe and reliable, which would increase the possibility of using the ECE. Conclusions: The lack of resources and inefficiencies in the operation of the ECE contribute to a low and slow adoption of the file; as well as the resistance to use it. The organization helps increase resistance if training is not efficient. Lack gives you continuous and sufficient support in the technical infrastructure and human resources. Despite the limited and inefficient adoption of ECE, areas and personnel were identified where there is greater use (hospitalization and medical personnel). These could be positive learning experiences that can be used to educate the entire organization

Discussion on the construction status of outpatient and emergency electronic medical record system in China / 中华医院管理杂志

The outpatient and emergency electronic medical record system is an important part of the hospital information system. By analyzing the current outpatient and emergency electronic medical record system in hospitals in China, this paper rounded up weaknesses in the development of the outpatient and emergency electronic medical record system in terms of management standards, support, technology bottleneck, data sharing and security. On such basis, the authors suggested to improve the policy standards, clarify the construction objectives, increase the support, optimize the system functions and strengthen the security management, which aimed at promoting the high-quality development of the construction of outpatient and emergency electronic medical record system in China′s hospitals.

Development and test of new software for automatic acquisition of radiodiagnostic medical procedure frequency / 中华放射医学与防护杂志

Objective:To develop and test a software which can get and count the medical exposure frequency automatically.Methods:This study was based on the investigation of the frequency of radiodiagnostic medical procedures in China over the past by reference to the experience gained from the Electronic Medical Record Sharing and Reporting System in Beijing. The core elements for collecting the number of medical procedures and radiodiagnostic categories were determined. The collection process was then designed and the collection program software was written in a way for deployment on the front-end computer system of a general hospital for trial.Results:The field table to collect the number of medical procedures and the corresponding data structure were generated, and the data collection and statistics of the above fields were realized based on the survey data of DR and CT diagnostic examination frequency in a hospital in 2021. It took 15 s on average, and the statistical result are consistent with the manual statistical result using RIS source table.Conclusions:The software can realize the automatic acquisition and reporting of the number of radiodiagnostic medical procedures in hospital on a regular basis, which is worth promoting.

Health as an investment: Social marketing to facilitate investment in an electronic medical record system in a resource-constrained community in the Philippines

Background@#Health information systems (HIS) such as Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems are essential in the integration of fragmented local health systems. Investing in HIS is crosscutting; it can address multiple interrelated health system gaps. However, public health authorities, especially those in resource-constrained communities, are often faced with the dual challenge of upgrading and digitalizing local HIS and addressing other more apparent health system gaps. @*Objectives@#The study aimed to identify and document strategies that not only motivate policy change towards adoption of electronic HIS but also address other health system gaps. @*Methodology@#The author, in his capacity as a local health official in a resource-constrained community, developed, implemented, and documented a social marketing strategy wherein community stakeholders were influenced to invest in an electronic medical record (EMR) system because it was shown to also have the capacity to address other priority health system gaps identified. @*Results@#The strategy, based on situational, stakeholder, and risk analyses, prompted local governance to first invest in improving the delivery of services accredited by the national health insurance program (PhilHealth), for which reimbursements would require electronically submitted claim forms. Community stakeholders then supported the proposal to invest in an EMR system because they were persuaded that it can facilitate increased financing from PhilHealth claims reimbursements, which could be used to enable not only improvement in existing health services but to also initiate other health programs.@*Conclusion@#Social marketing using the perspective of health as an investment influenced stakeholders to invest in an EMR system.

Módulo Medios diagnósticos para el Sistema de Información Hospitalaria XAVIA HIS / Diagnostic Means Module for the XAVIA HIS Hospital Information System

El Sistema de Información Hospitalaria XAVIA HIS desarrollado por el Centro de Informática Médica (CESIM) está compuesto por módulos que aseguran la informatización de los procesos de las áreas de la institución hospitalaria. En la actualidad la gestión de los principales medios de diagnóstico se realiza de forma dispersa en diferentes módulos o sistemas. En este trabajo se presenta el módulo de Medios de Diagnóstico, desarrollo que permite la gestión de informes de solicitudes y resultados de forma configurable, así como la planificación de horarios y gestión de citas. Se analizó el proceso de negocio asociado a la gestión de información de medios de diagnóstico, se realizó un estudio de sistemas existentes con propósitos similares y se evaluaron tecnologías para su implementación. Se utilizó AUP-UCI como metodología de desarrollo, Java como lenguaje de programación y otras tecnologías libres y multiplataforma. El patrón arquitectónico implementado fue modelo-vista-controlador. El módulo de Medios de Diagnóstico del sistema XAVIA HIS, permite el soporte de los procesos de atención al paciente y la integración de la información sobre los medios de diagnóstico, además fomenta un aumento en la calidad del servicio. El módulo facilita la configuración de aspectos de solicitud e informe de las pruebas diagnósticas y la planificación de horarios y citas(AU)

Hospital Information System XAVIA HIS developed by the Medical Informatics Center (CESIM) is made up of modules that ensure the computerization of hospital institution areas processes. Currently, the management of the main diagnostic means is realized in a dispersed way in different modules or systems. This paper presents the Diagnostic Means module, development that allows the requests and results reports management in a configurable way, as well as the schedules planning and appointments management. The business process associated with the diagnostic means information management was analyzed, an existing systems study with similar purposes was carried out, and technologies for their implementation were evaluated. AUP-UCI were used as development methodology, Java as programming language and other free and multiplatform technologies. The architectural pattern implemented was model-view-controller. The XAVIA HIS system Diagnostic Means module, allows the patient care processes support and integration of information regarding diagnostic means, also encourages an increase in the service quality. The module facilitates the request and report aspects configuration of the diagnostic tests and the schedules and appointments planning(AU)

Propuesta de nuevas funcionalidades para la gestión de la Historia Clínica Electrónica en el sistema XAVIA HIS / New features proposal to the Electronic Health Record management in the XAVIA HIS system

La digitalización de la historia clínica, documento indispensable en la atención de salud y que posee carácter legal, es uno de los focos de atención en la e-Salud. El sistema XAVIA HIS compuesto por módulos que informatizan los procesos e interconectan las diferentes áreas de una institución hospitalaria, posee como atributo fundamental, una historia clínica electrónica única por paciente. Esta se compone por documentos basados en el estándar HL7-CDA. Sin embargo, el sistema XAVIA HIS presenta algunas limitantes en la interacción con otras aplicaciones que gestionen la información de salud. En el trabajo se presentan las modificaciones a realizar al Sistema de Información Hospitalaria XAVIA HIS para mejorar la capacidad de gestión de las historias clínicas electrónicas del sistema. Se realizó un análisis de la literatura disponible sobre la gestión de las HCE y se evaluó el mecanismo que emplean sistemas homólogos nacionales e internacionales. Para guiar el desarrollo de la propuesta se empleó la metodología AUP-UCI; UML se empleó para el modelado de los artefactos de ingeniería y BPMN como lenguaje de notación para los procesos de negocio. Las modificaciones que se presentan, le permitirán al sistema XAVIA HIS interactuar con sistemas externos que generen documentos HL7-CDA. Adicionalmente, se añaden funcionalidades para mejorar la impresión de documentos clínicos que se exportan, así como la generación de resúmenes de la historia clínica(AU)

One of the e-Health approaches is the digitalization of the medical record, an essential document in health care and with a legal character. The XAVIA HIS system, made up of modules to manage the processes and interconnect the different areas of a hospital institution, has as a fundamental attribute, a unique electronic medical record per patient. It is made up of documents based on the HL7-CDA standard. However, the XAVIA HIS system presents some limitations to interaction with other applications also managing health information. This paper presents the new features and changes to be made to the Hospital Information System XAVIA HIS to improve the electronic medical records management of the mentioned system. An analysis of the available literature on EHR management was carried out and the mechanism used by national and international counterpart systems was evaluated. To guide the development of the proposal, the AUP-UCI methodology was used; UML was used for modeling the engineering artifacts and BPMN as a notation language for business processes. The modifications that are presented will allow the XAVIA HIS system to interact with external systems which also generate HL7-CDA documents. Additionally, functionalities are added to improve the printing of clinical documents that are exported, as well as the generation of summaries of the medical record(AU)

Prontuário Eletrônico: uma revisão sistemática de implementação sob as diretrizes da Política Nacional de Humanização / Electronic Health Record: a systematic review of the implementation under the National Humanization Policy guidelines

Resumo Como parte do estudo de avaliabilidade da avaliação da implementação do Prontuário Eletrônico do Paciente (PEP), o objetivo desta Revisão Sistemática (RS) foi identificar os domínios de avaliação a serem abordados. Esta RS, alinhada com o Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions e o Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) englobou artigos publicados de 2006 até 2019. Realizou-se a busca nas bases de dados eletrônicas SciELO, Oásis IBICT, BVS Regional e Scopus. A busca retornou 1.178 artigos, sendo 42 que atenderam aos critérios de inclusão. A maioria dos estudos utilizaram métodos qualitativos para análises. As publicações ocorreram entre 2006 e 2019, tendo sua concentração em 2017 com 9 (21%) artigos publicados. Não foram identificados estudos publicados em 2008 e 2009. Somente 10 estudos incluíam descrição, análises ou resultados relacionados aos domínios de implementação. Os principais domínios em que o PEP foi problematizado foram: subutilização; resistência dos profissionais ao seu uso; ênfase na usabilidade; e o PEP como repositório de informações. Apesar da inclusão de todos os estudos que contemplaram os princípios e diretrizes da Política Nacional de Humanização (PNH), eles ainda são incipientes.

Abstract As part of the evaluability study of the implementation of the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) evaluation, the aim of this Systematic Review (SR) was to identify the evaluation domains to be addressed. This SR, aligned with the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) encompassed articles published from 2006 to 2019. The search was carried out in the electronic databases SciELO, Oasis IBICT, BVS Regional and Scopus. The search resulted in 1,178 articles, 42 of which met the inclusion criteria. Most studies used qualitative methods for the analyses. The publications took place between 2006 and 2019, with a concentration in 2017 with 9 (21%) articles published in that year. No studies were published in 2008 and 2009. Only 10 studies included the description, analysis or results related to the domains of implementation. The main domains in which the EPR was problematized were: underutilization; professionals' resistance to its use; emphasis on usability; and EPR as an information source. Despite the inclusion of all studies that covered the principles and guidelines of the National Humanization Policy (NHP), they are still incipient.

Discussion on the feasibility of data extraction from patient electronic medical record / 中华医院管理杂志

Patient diagnosis and treatment data are scattered in various clinical systems related to electronic medical records(EMR). The data can be better applied to the emergency prevention and control, medical research and government supervision only through unified integration. The authors analyzed the construction level of the EMR system in medical institutions, and sorted out the problems faced by directly extracting the diagnosis and treatment data of patients through the EMR system, including the lack of patient-centered integration of data, insufficient application depth of the EMR system, insufficient data standardization, lack of data and so on. Public health emergencies posed a severe challenge to the extraction of EMR data.For medical institutions with different information construction levels, the authors gave a feasibility analysis of data extraction by classification and time period, and suggested that medical institutions should fundamentally strengthen the understanding of information, establish data standard system and realize data integration and unified management.

An empirical judicial case study on the authenticity disputes of electronic medical records / 中华医院管理杂志

Based on a research on judicial cases concerning the authenticity of electronic medical records in the past three years, the authors encountered judicial dilemmas in judicial practice. The challenges arise due to the special manifestations of electronic medical records, unclear and disputable criteria for the authenticity of electronic medical records, low application level of electronic medical records identification, and inconsistent responsibility attribution. In order to effectively apply the electronic medical record system, it is recommend to promote pre-litigation prevention by unifying the construction standards of the computerized patient record system, strengthening hospital electronic medical record management and entrusting third-party storage to ensure the evidential weight. In addition, it is necessary to establish standards for authenticity of medical records, improve the electronic medical record forensic identification system and clarify the attribution of the responsibility for untrue medical records, so as to improve the handling of such medical damage cases during litigation.

Registro de sobrepeso y obesidad como problema de salud por pediatras de cabecera en una historia clínica electrónica / Recording of overweight and obesity as a health problem by primary care pediatricians in an electronic medical record

Introducción. El subdiagnóstico y subregistro de sobrepeso y obesidad en pediatría es muy frecuente. El uso de una historia clínica electrónica podría contribuir favorablemente. El objetivo fue conocer el porcentaje de registro de este problema por pediatras de cabecera y analizar si se asociaba con la realización de estudios complementarios.Métodos. Estudio de corte transversal. Se evaluó el registro del problema en pacientes pediátricos con sobrepeso y obesidad, y la presencia de resultados de glucemia, triglicéridos y colesterol de alta densidad en pacientes obesos.Resultados. Se analizaron 7471 pacientes con sobrepeso y obesidad; el registro adecuado del problema fue del 19 %. El 44 % de los obesos (n = 1957) tenía registro adecuado y el 32 %, resultados de laboratorio, con asociación significativa entre variables.Conclusiones. Los porcentajes de registro de sobrepeso y obesidad y realización de estudios complementarios fueron bajos. El registro del problema se asoció a mayor solicitud de estudios

Introduction. Under-diagnosis and under-recording of overweight and obesity in pediatrics is very common. Using an electronic medical record may be helpful. The objective was to establish the percentage of recording of this problem by primary care pediatricians and analyze if it was associated with the performance of ancillary tests.Methods. Cross-sectional study. The recording of this problem among overweight and obese pediatric patients and the presence of blood glucose, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol results in obese patients were assessed.Results. A total of 7471 overweight and obese patients were included; this health problem was adequately recorded in only 19 %. Among all obese patients (n = 1957), 44 % had adequate recording of this health problem; 32 % had lab test results showing a significant association among outcome measures.Conclusions. The percentage of overweight and obesity recording and ancillary test performance was low. Recording was associated with a higher level of test ordering

Marco Técnico de Referencia para la Interoperabilidad de Expedientes Clínicos Electrónicos: Modelo del Dominio / Technical Reference Framework for the Interoperability of Electronic Medical Record: Domain Model

Resumen El objetivo de esta investigación es la modelación del dominio de un marco técnico de compartición e interacción de un expediente clínico electrónico (ECE) entre diversas instituciones de salud, públicas o privadas, como primer paso para lograr un marco técnico de refererencia para la interoperabilidad de sistemas de ECE en México. Se ha utilizado el proceso sistemático KMOS-RE para obterner los diversos artefactos que conforman el modelo: el léxico extendido del conocimiento del domino, los modelos conceptuales del dominio de aplicación y del dominio de la solución y los modelos de estados. Debido a que el diseño e implementación de los sistemas de ECE de cada una de las instituciones de salud se generan de manera independiente, realizar un marco técnico de referencia representa un gran desafío y una gran oportunidad, ya que ofrecerá ventajas importantes, como el hecho de contar con la información clínica de manera oportuna en cualquier institución de salud, la posibilidad de que el propio paciente acceda a su información y la facilidad de realizar investigación clínica a partir de los datos compartidos. Aún cuando la modelación de un dominio es dinámica, el contar con un modelo del dominio lo más preciso posible en este punto, facilitará los siguientes pasos para lograr el marco técnico de referencia propuesto.

Abstract This paper presents the domain modeling of a technical framework of sharing and interaction of an electronic medical record among different healthcare institutions, both public or private, as a first step to establish a technical reference framework for the interoperability of electronic medical record systems in Mexico. The artefact that make up the domain model were carried out using the KMOS-RE systematic process. Through this process, the following components have been obtained: the knowledge domain extended lexicon, the conceptual models, one for the application domain and another for the solution domain, as well as the state models. Since the design and implementation of the electronic medical record systems of different healthcare institutions are generated independently, having a technical reference framework represents a great challenge but also a great opportunity, since it will offer important advantages, such as having the clinical information in a timely manner in any healthcare institution, the possibility of the patient accessing their own information and the ease of conducting clinical research from the shared data. Even when a domain modeling is a dynamic task, having a precise domain model at this point will facilitate the next steps to achieve the proposed technical reference framework.

Completeness of information in electronic compared with paper-based patients’ records in a maternity setting in Dakar, Senegal

Background: Evaluate the consistency of information in paper-based records when registered in parallel with an electronic medical record.Methods: The study was performed at PMSHC in Dakar Senegal. From the end of year 2016, patients’ files were recorded on both paper-based and electronically. Additionally, previous records were electronically registered. To investigate the completeness of records before and after the electronic recording system has been implemented, information about some maternal and fetal/neonatal characteristics were assessed. When the variable was recorded, the system returned 1, unrecorded variables were coded as 0. We then calculated, for each variable, the unrecorded rate before 2017 and after that date. The study period extended from 2011 to June 2019, a nearly ten-year period. Data were extracted from E-perinatal to MS excel 2019 then SPSS 25 software. Frequencies of unrecorded variables were compared with chi-squared test at a level of significance of 5%.Results: A total of 48,270 unique patients’ records were identified during the eight-year period.  Among the study population, data for patients’ age, address and parity were available most of the time before and after 2017 (0.5% missing data versus 0.3% for age and 2.6% versus 1.3% for home address and from 0.3% to 0.0% for parity). However, phone number, maternal weight, maternal height, last menstrual period and blood group were found to be missing up to 96% before 2017. From 2017, these rates experienced a sudden decrease at a significant level: from 82.4% to 27.8% for phone number, from 96% to 56.3% for maternal weight and from 60.1% to 21.3% for blood group. Regarding newborns’ data, it was found that fetal height, head circumference and chest circumference were missing up to just under 25% before 2017. After that date, their completeness improved and flattened under 5%.Conclusions: Structured and computerized files reduce missing data. There is an urgent need the Ministry of health provides hospitals and health care providers with guidelines that describes the standardized information that should be gathered and shared in health and care records.

Prontuários eletrônicos na Atenção Primária: gestão de cadastros duplicados e contribuição para estudos epidemiológicos / Electronic medical records in primary care: management of duplicate records and a contribution to epidemiological studies

Resumo Analisaram-se os registros eletrônicos da atenção primária em saúde na cidade do Rio de Janeiro para duas doenças crônicas: hipertensão e diabetes, em um estudo de base populacional, com desenho epidemiológico transversal que considerou a população carioca que possuía "Equipes de Saúde da Família". O cálculo da taxa de prevalência foi estratificado por sexo e faixa etária, e a condição da doença foi mensurada pelos médicos de família nas consultas realizadas por estes, computando-se a CID-10. Excetuando-se as duas últimas faixas etárias (75 a 79 anos e 80 anos e mais), em que parece haver subregistro dos casos diagnosticados, observou-se uma associação positiva entre as taxas de prevalência e a faixa etária, em ambos os sexos. A geração de informações estatísticas objetivas e com confiabilidade é fundamental para a gestão no nível local, permitindo avaliar a dinâmica demográfica e as particularidades de cada território, e auxiliando no planejamento e monitoramento da qualidade dos registros dos cariocas cadastrados em cada unidade de saúde da família. Para isso, a gestão regular de registros duplicados nas listas de usuários cadastrados é fundamental para minimizar o sobreregistro de casos clínicos apontados nos prontuários eletrônicos.

Abstract Primary health care electronic medical records were analyzedin Rio de Janeiro for two chronic diseases, namely, hypertension and diabetes, in a population-based study with a cross-sectional epidemiological design that considered the Rio de Janeiro population enrolled in Family Health Teams. Calculation of the prevalence rate was stratified by gender and age group, and the condition of the disease was measured by family doctors in their visits using the ICD-10.Except for the last two age groups (75-79 years and 80 years and over), with apparent under-registration of the diagnosed cases, a positive association was found between prevalence rates and age in both genders. The generation of objective and reliable statistical information is fundamental for local management, allowing the evaluation of demographic dynamics and the peculiarities of each territory, and assisting in the planning and monitoring of the quality of Rio de Janeiro people's records registered in each family health unit. Thus, the regular management of duplicate records in the registered user roster is essential to minimize the over-registration of clinical cases reported in the electronic medical records.

Present research situation and prospect for delirium recognition based on electronic medical record / 生物医学工程学杂志

Delirium is a common complication in elderly inpatients which could result in cognitive impairment, and increase the risk of disability, fall and mortality. Moreover, it could cause heavy social burden. Even with multiple bedside screening scales to detect delirium, the rate of missed diagnosis is still high. Maybe it is associated with the acute fluctuation and nocturnal onset of delirium. With the development of the intelligence and automation of the electronic medical record (EMR), previous studies have explored the use of EMR to identify delirium patients, and this method provides help for delirium diagnosis and prevention. In this paper, we reviewed and summarized the current situation of research on delirium recognition by EMR, and put forward the development prospect in this method in order to provide basis and lay a foundation for intelligent diagnosis of delirium.

Validity of Diagnostic Codes for Identification of Psoriasis Patients in Korea

BACKGROUND: Recently, the number of nationwide medical researches on psoriasis using the National Health Insurance Service database has been on the rise. However, identification of psoriasis using diagnostic codes alone can lead to misclassification. Accuracy of the diagnostic codes and their concordance with medical records should be validated first to identify psoriasis patients correctly.OBJECTIVE: To validate the diagnostic codes of psoriasis (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision L40) and to find the algorithm for the identification of psoriasis.METHODS: We collected medical records of patients who received their first diagnostic codes of psoriasis during 5 years from five hospitals. Fifteen percent of psoriasis patients were randomly selected from each hospital. We performed a validation by reviewing medical records and compared 5 algorithms to identify the best algorithm.RESULTS: Total of 538 cases were reviewed and classified as psoriasis (n=368), not psoriasis (n=159), and questionable (n=11). The most accurate algorithm was including patients with ≥1 visits with psoriasis as primary diagnostic codes and prescription of vitamin D derivatives. Its positive predictive value was 96.5% (95% confidence interval [CI], 93.9%~98.1%), which was significantly higher than those of the algorithm, including patients with ≥1 visits with psoriasis as primary diagnostic codes or including ≥1 visits with diagnostic codes of psoriasis (primary or additional) (91.0% and 69.8%). Sensitivity was 90.8% (95% CI, 87.2%~93.4%) and specificity was 92.5% (95% CI, 86.9%~95.9%).CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrates a validated algorithm to identify psoriasis, which will be useful for the nationwide population-based study of psoriasis in Korea.