The vision of electronic health records.

The vision of computerized medical record has not been achieved in spite of major progress in understanding the process of record keeping and revolutionary improvement in computer capabilities. This article discusses the problems inherent in achieving a universally available patient record. The roadblocks include lack of buy-in by providers and their institutions, adoption of common terminology, universal computer standards and a national infrastructure to promote the dissemination of health care records.

Documentation goes wireless: a look at mobile healthcare computing devices.

Patient care information often suffers as it travels from handwritten notes, dictation, or the memory of the clinician to the medical record. Hand-held devices equipped with mobile healthcare aplications can bring documentatin to the point of care. In this article, learn how mobile healthcare computing devices can decrease medical errors, increase efficiency, and improve the delivery of care.