Building a results review system: a critical first step in transitioning from paper medical records.

Electronic health records (EHRs) are valuable tools for efficiently delivering safe and effective care, yet the majority of providers continue to rely on paper based systems. Cost is a significant barrier to adoption. Providers unable to afford a comprehensive EHR may still be capable of taking a less costly first step toward improving quality and safety with less aggressive yet effective clinical information system strategies.

Computer use in an urban university hospital: technology ahead of literacy.

The linkage of patient safety and care quality to the implementation of computerized information systems assumes that clinical staff are skilled with computers. Nurses and nursing support staff increasingly require computers to carry out their work. Minimum computer competencies for nurses have been identified.

The use of telemedicine in the management of diabetes-related foot ulceration: a pilot study.

Objective: To determine if the management of forefoot ulcerations through telemedicine is medically equivalent to ulcer care at a diabetes foot program.

Design: Nonrandomized comparison of forefoot ulcer healing rates.

Setting: The Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Diabetes Foot Program, Baton Rouge, LA, and Lallie Kemp Medical Center, Independence, LA.