On 2 Aug 1998 00:43:45 +0100, [log in to unmask] (David
Roberts) wrote:
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>I still believe IT wallahs have the Blair's Dome syndrome - build it then=
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>find something to put in it :-))
Well we at least are trying to avoid that mistake!
In the OOH context most doctors I meet agree with you that it's rarely
of any consequence for the duty doctor to have access to the patient's
notes. But aren't there odd instances where it would be valuable and
maybe even life-saving? How about the o/d patient where it is
suspected they have overdosed on prescribed medication but no-one
knows what it was - I can remember a call a co-op call like that at
SEADOC several years ago and the A&E doctor was jolly cross when we
had to say there was no way to get at the patient's notes until
surgery opened next day.
There's a balance between letting technology help and allowing it to
dictate. Remote access to the master clinical record must come.
But access to any patient's history must be on a need-to-know basis
and it must be rigorously audited and justified.
--
Lynn Woods, Adastra Software. www.adastra.co.uk
Come on you Clarets!
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