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. 1994:286–290.

Using a computerized patient record to reengineer an outpatient clinic.

S M Borowitz 1
PMCID: PMC2247936  PMID: 7949936

Abstract

By employing process flow analysis and work redesign techniques during the design and implementation of a computerized patient record in the pediatric outpatient clinics at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, we have developed a database of clinical observations while simultaneously shortening the time that patients spend waiting in the pediatric clinics and decreasing the number of support staff employed within the clinics.

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