Goodbye Electronic Health Record?...European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) Special Topic Conference (STC), September 7–8, 2022, Cardiff, Wales.

The Electronic Health Record has failed to meet its intended purpose. We propose a new approach focusing on the use of data for health and health care. The first step is to create a repository of all patient data with data storage independent of data use. All use functionality is external to data st...

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Published in:Studies in Health Technology & Informatics Vol. 298; pp. 107 - 112
Main Authors: HAMMOND, W. Ed, BENT, Brinnae, WEST, Vivian L.
Format: proceedings Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. 2022
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
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Summary:The Electronic Health Record has failed to meet its intended purpose. We propose a new approach focusing on the use of data for health and health care. The first step is to create a repository of all patient data with data storage independent of data use. All use functionality is external to data storage. We propose the development of a common data model in which data elements have a rich set of attributes including actionable knowledge. Finally, functionality is provided through a series of application program interfaces (API). New APIs will address directly new methods for using data to increase the effectiveness of data application to improve management of the health and care of a patient. Together these components will open a pathway to finally accomplish the goals of a better future health system.