In 1991, the IOM produced a report, "The Computer-Based Patient Record: An Essential Technology for Health Care," which outlined processes that electronic records should support. List three items that electronic records should support according to the study


Electronic records should support:
physician access to patient information

new and past test results in multiple-care settings

computerized order entry

computerized decision-support systems to prevent drug interactions

secure electronic communication among providers and patients

patient access to records, disease management tools, and health information resources

computerized administration processes

standards-based electronic data storage

reporting for patient safety and disease surveillance efforts

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