Efficiency of Short-term Admission Medical Records in Patients with Common Otolaryngologic Diseases.
- Author:
Soon Kwan HONG
1
;
Sung Wan BYUN
;
Jee Yun KIM
;
Moon Jung KIM
;
Yoon Hee CHO
;
Hye Jung SHIN
;
Sun Ok YOON
;
Su Kyoung PARK
;
You Ree SHIN
;
Jin Kyung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Short-term admission medical record;
Common otolaryngologic disease
- MeSH:
Allied Health Personnel;
Delivery of Health Care;
Electronic Health Records;
Female;
Humans;
Insurance;
Internship and Residency;
Medical Records*;
Otolaryngology;
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases*;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2001;44(8):864-870
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A more simple medical record form has been needed for a more qualified and cost-effective health care. A short-term admission medical record (SAMR) is a standard fill-in-the-blank form on the patients' conditions for common otolaryngologic diseases. The aim of this study is to determine the efficiency of the SAMRs. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Nineteen doctors who had residency training in the Department of Otolaryngology of Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital from the year 1995 through 2000 were included in this study. Questionnaires consisted of 11 comparative questions: the subjects were instructed to express their degrees of satisfaction with conventional medical records (CMRs) and SAMRs on a 100mm visual analogue scale for each question. The degrees of satisfaction with SAMRs were compared to those with CMRs. RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences in the degrees of satisfaction between the two types of records for accurate evaluation of patients' condition, efficient communication between medical and paramedical personnels, and the value of verified records in the medicolegal conflicts and insurance claims. However, the degrees of satisfaction with SAMRs were higher than those with CMRs for communication between doctors, the value in medical research, time-saving, simplicity, paper-saving and their convertibility into electronic medical records. CONCLUSION: SAMRs provides patients of common otolaryngologic diseases with not only the necessary conditions of medical records, but also the basis of computer-based patient records. In addition, SAMRs may be also be more cost-effective than CMRs.
