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To describe the design and clinical utility of time-oriented patient records and computerized databanks for tracking longitudinal patient outcomes and evaluating therapeutic responses.

December 18, 1972JAMA

Time-Oriented Patient Records and a Computer Databank

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JFJames F. FriesNorthwestern University

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Methodological analysis demonstrates that time-oriented flow-sheet records and computer databanks enhance longitudinal clinical evaluations, indicating improved decision-making and therapy tracking.

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To describe the design and clinical utility of time-oriented patient records and computerized databanks for tracking longitudinal patient outcomes and evaluating therapeutic responses.
Structured medical records using a chronological flow sheet format to display sequential clinical data over time.
Constructed a computer databank to store, summarize, and cross-correlate primary patient observations for clinical query and scientific analysis.
Time-oriented flow sheets facilitated efficient chart reviews and supported clinical management based on empirical trends rather than physician memory.
The computer databank allowed dynamic cross-correlation of clinical variables, measurement of prognostic indicators, and comparative assessment of therapeutic responses.

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James F. Fries (1972) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a11d0b4cd406dcc8edce03a https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1972.03210120034009

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Methodological analysis demonstrates that time-oriented flow-sheet records and computer databanks enhance longitudinal clinical evaluations, indicating improved decision-making and therapy tracking.

Time-Oriented Patient Records and a Computer Databank

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