A Decentralized Approach to Word Processing in a Hospital Setting

Article Abstract:

In 1980, the Medical Records Department of Columbus Children's Hospital (CCH) established a Word Processing Center. The word processing software package had the capability to perform advanced text functions, as well as file processing, merging, sorting, and report creation. Productivity of the Word Processing Center staff increased by thirty percent. The Word Processing Center produced medical records such as discharge summaries, operative reports, x-rays, clinical reports, and EEGs. The success of the Word Processing Center resulted in other departments acquiring word processing equipment. A network including the word processing equipment, a mainframe computer, and microcomputers is being planned for the near future.

Records management, Word processing

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The Role of the Health Record Administrator: A Hospital Administrator's Point of View

Article Abstract:

Clinical information is being combined with financial information in order to facilitate new reimbursement plans and regulations such as DRGs and TEFRA. Medical records managers will need to understand this information in order to identify diseases and trends. Corporate planning will be based on patient mix, referral patterns, and disease trends. In addition, the health record manager will be instrumental in educating health care professionals in the use of new data processing programs.

Management, Education, Business planning, Information systems, Financial Analysis Software, Trends, Management Development

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