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Outline
Introductiontotheclass Motivatingexample:healthrecords Origins of BMI OriginsofBMI RelationshipofBMItootherdisciplines Dataacquisition,storage,anduse Electronic Medical Records ElectronicMedicalRecords Conclusionsanddiscussion Recommendedreading
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introduceyoutoconceptsunderlyingbiomedicalinformatics enco rage o to read additional related material encourageyoutoreadadditionalrelatedmaterial helpyouconnectbroadconceptsinbiomedicalinformaticstoyour currentandfuturework
The practice of medicine is inexplicably entwined with the Thepracticeofmedicineisinexplicablyentwinedwiththe managementofinformation(Shortliffe&Cimino,3rd ed.)
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Whatareallthethingsthatgointoamedical record?
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Whatareallofthewaysinwhichthemedical recordisused?
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Challengestoimplementingelectronicmedical records: d
Impossibletofullyautomaterecordkeepingprocesses Limitedstandardsforclinicalterminology,billinganddiagnostic codes,andinteroperabilityamongsystems(bothwithinonemedical centerandbeyondtomany) t db dt ) Dataprivacy,confidentiality,andsecurity(importantlythreedifferent butrelatedissues)
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HistoryofBiomedicalInformatics
1890:Hollerithusedpunchcarddata p processingintheUScensus; ledto g ; epidemiologicalsurveillanceviapunch cards Late1950s:Startedtoseeapplicationsof digitalcomputersinmedicinein engineeringpublications g gp 1960s:ComputerScienceasadiscipline formed;mainframesthenorm formed; mainframes the norm 1970sand1980s:emergenceofthe personalcomputer(PC)ormicrocomputer personal computer (PC) or microcomputer
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FormalDefinitionsandStandardsBodies
1985:AmericanStandardsforTestingMaterials(ASTM, developsvoluntarystandards)establishedSubcommitteeon MedicalInformatics 1986: AAMC defined medical informatics formally as a 1986:AAMC definedmedicalinformaticsformallyas a developingbodyofknowledgeandsetoftechniquesconcerning theorganizationandmanagementofinformationinsupportof medicalresearch,educationandpatientcare. medical research education and patient care Forthepurposesofthiscourse,Biomedicalinformaticsisa scientificfieldthatdealswithbiomedicalinformation,data, andknowledge theirstorage,retrievalandoptimalusefor problemsolvinganddecisionmaking.
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HowdoyouthinkBiomedicalInformaticsrelatesto otherdisciplines? h di i li ?
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Outline
Introductiontotheclass Motivatingexample:healthrecords Origins of BMI OriginsofBMI RelationshipofBMItootherdisciplines Dataacquisition,storage,anduse El t i M di l R ElectronicMedicalRecords d Conclusionsanddiscussion Recommendedreading
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Medicalpracticeisallaboutgathering,reviewingandinterpretingdata
D t Dataarecentraltoallmedicalcare t l t ll di l Dataarecentraltotheprocessofdecisionmaking
Whataremedicaldata?
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Anindividualmedicaldatapoint(datum)isasingle observationaboutapatient b i b i
Thepatientinquestion Theparameterbeingobserved Thevalueoftheparameterinquestion Thetimeoftheobservation h i f h b i
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Medicaldataareuncertain.
Contexthelpsremedythisissuetoadegree.
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Legaldocument
Growingtendencytostructuredata Oftenreviewedintensely
mandiberg:medicalrecordunderreview
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ProsandConsofPaperRecords p
+ Flexibility + Relative robustness Relativerobustness + Accessibility(paperis everywhere) + Familiarity
Logisticalissues - Unabletosharewithmultiple users - Theincompleteofthe records - Legibility - Disorganizationofthepaper records Redundancyandinefficiency InfluenceonClinicalResearch Accessibility(oncetherecordis Accessibility (once the record is entered,itshardtoaccessby paperalone) Illegibilityofproviderhandwriting Illegibility of provider handwriting
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GoalsofComputerizedRecords
Facilitatepatientcarebyservingasorganized externalmemoryforpractitioners Enhancecommunicationsbetweenprovidersand specialists Ensurecontinuityofcareduringinpatientstaysand acrossoutpatientvisits L l d fi Legalandfinancialpurposes i l Researchsupport
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ProsandConsofElectronicRecords
+ Accessibility remotelyand simultaneously + Legibility + Automaticdecisionmaking askingformissing information,alerts, reminders + Enhancedscope(haveall inpatientandoutpatient dataandtestresults availableevenifapatientis ) outsidelocalarea)
Initialinvestment Continuingcosts(training, maintenanceofconfidentiality, etc.) Subtlefailures(e.g.,transcription errorsofhandwrittennotesby dataentryperson) Catastrophicfailures Dataglutdifficulties(physicians oftenuseagreatdealofdataof lowdecisionvaluetomake smalldecisions.Captureis difficultandexpensive.)
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Butwhendatacannotbegathered automatically ll
Emphasisonpersonnelinvestmentneeded Avoidanceoffreetextsinceinterpretationbyinput personnelintroduceserrors personnel introduces errors Carefulcoding emphasisontraining g p g Workonareastoincreaseaccuracyofdatainput(e.g., structureddataentry,voicerecognition)
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Medicalcareisinformational
Physicianencountersareinformationrich Whataresomeexamplesfromyourexperiences?
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1960s:adventofcomputerbasedhospital informationsystems(HIS) information systems (HIS) 1969:LawrenceWeedintroducedproblem orientedmedicalrecord(POMR) oriented medical record (POMR)
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EMR
Thesourceorientedinformationofamedicalchart plusademandorientedfrontend.(Stead,1987) Lindberg id l i db idealEMRconcepts:
Carefulmeasurementsoverpatientsconditionsshouldbemade, recordedandmonitored; Lifelongrecordmustbecompleteandmachinereadable; Linkagesshouldbeincludedtosourcesofmedicalknowledge.
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WhatisthedifferencebetweenanEMRandan EHR?
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L Lotsofpeopletomakehappy f l k h
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WhatdoestheEMRinparticularhavetodo?
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DesirableFeatures
Modular OpenSource(meansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople); Patientcentric Usableinresearchcontext(iftheclinicalsettingusingthe EMRdoesresearch)
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Discussion
Whatdoyouthinkisthelongtermrelationshipbetweenhealth workersandcomputers? workers and computers? Forthepractitionersintheclass,howhavethingschangedforyouin yourprofessionovertheyears? Will li i i Willcliniciansbeviewedasoutmodediftheydonotturnto b i d t d d if th d tt t computationaltoolsforassistance?
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