Improved Document Workflow in Medicine

AdvanceWeb.com has an excellent piece on their website on the nature of electronic record management in the medical field and how it relates to improved productivity and document workflow. The author addresses many of the major types of records handled in the medical field, including, physicians notes, notification and audits; as well as highlighting important actions like quick review of stored documents and overall organization. This is a must read for those of you who already work in the medical field or are interested in expanding into Electronic Medical Records Management.

From AdvanceWeb:

Document workflow is utilizing a set of automated and interactive tools within a document management (DM) or electronic medical record (EMR) platform to complete a business process. These tools include, but are not limited to, document capture and presentation, mark-up, notification, audit, organization and delivery. These tools include both pre-set and ad-hoc workflows and can be simple or complex, depending on expectations and supporting applications. For example, a document is automatically captured and users notified of new tasks. Documents are presented to specific users via a network or browser application or delivered via e-mail. Once signed or marked-up, the related document data, or meta-data, are automatically interfaced to other applications where external processes are launched.