Processing medical data: a systematic review

Table 1 Expected electronic health record tasks

Key tasks	Electronic health record role
	Memory	Computation	Decision support	Collaboration
Review Patient History	Display available Patient History & demographics	Provide contextual view of overall patient health	Recommend care based on patient characteristics	Incorporate information from outside sources
Conduct pt Assessment	Prompt for required information	Compute statistics	Action oriented clinical remainders	Coordinate across multiple providers
Determine clinical decision	Relate assessment to patient history	Display trends, reference ranges	Support based on research & recommendations	Staff views or instructions
Develop Treatment Plan	Standard of care, care plans, evidence based guidelines	Apply standards of care based on patient characteristics	Evidence based care adjusted by patent characteristics.	Patient Summary educational tools
Order additional service	Review previous services	Determine appropriate provider	Alignment with insurance requirements	Create referral facility provider communication
Prescribe medications	Medication history allergies, formulary	Dose calculation	Instructions, contraindication, effectiveness	Patient instructions side effects and warnings
Document Visit	Diagnosis and treatment codes	Prompts/automatic population	Insurance guidelines	Patient education, coordination with multiple providers

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