Parents as direct contributors to the medical record: Validation of their electronic input
Annals of Emergency MedicinePublished 1 April 2000
Stephen C. Porter, Mary Silvia, Gary Fleisher, Isaac S. Kohane, Charles J. Homer, Kenneth D. Mandl
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Parents are accurate independent reporters of their infants' general PMH using the electronic medical record interface, and their participation in care may be enhanced by allowing them to contribute medical information directly to the electronicmedical record.
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Parents are accurate independent reporters of their infants' general PMH using the electronic medical record interface. Their participation in care may be enhanced by allowing them to contribute medical information directly to the electronic medical record.
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