Computerised medical record systems that guide and protect – reflections on the Bawa-Garba case. Issue 1 (1st January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: de Lusignan, Simon; Liyanage, Harshana; Scott, Philip
• Is Part Of: BMJ health & care informatics. Volume 25:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 57
• Page End: 59
• Publication Date: 2018-01-01
• Subjects: medical records systems -- computerised -- patients -- medical errors -- malpractice -- risk -- risk management; Medical informatics -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Information storage and retrieval systems -- Medical care -- Periodicals; Primary care (Medicine) -- Great Britain -- Data processing -- Periodicals; 362.10285
• DOI: 10.14236/jhi.v25i1.1040
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2632-1009

Abstract

Abstract : Lawrence Weed proposed we develop computerised, problem-oriented medical records that guide and teach. The Bawa-Garba case outcomes might have been different if care had been supported by computerised medical record (CMR) systems. CMR systems can reduce prescribing errors and could be developed to flag gaps in supervision. However, CMR systems are not a panacea and need to be fit for purpose. Our informatics perspective on this case is to call for widespread use of CMR systems – designed to guide and protect.