Computerisation of General Practice in the Republic of Croatia: the Experience Gained in General Practice Use

摘要

Well-organised medical records are the prerequisite for achieving a high level of performance in the primary health care settings. Recording balanced structured and coded data as well as free text can improve both quality and organisation of work in the office. It provides a more substantiated support of financial transactions and accountancy, allows better communication with other facilities and institutions, and is a source of valuable scientific research material. This article is the result of an individual experience gained in general practice use of various programs/systems employed within the Family Medicine frame, and the frame of evaluation of available and commonly exploited program solutions. The use of various programs allows for systematic adjustments as to the increasingly complex requirements imposed on electronic medical records (EMRs). The experience of a GP, presented hereinafter, confirms the presumption that an adequate program to be employed with EMRs may as well be developed, provided, however, that Family Medicine practitioners, i.e. the final users, have been involved in each and every stage of its development, adjustment, implementation and evaluation.