The Clinical Record: A 200-Year-Old 21st-Century Challenge
Authors: Michael S. Barr
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2010)

Editorials16 November 2010The Clinical Record: A 200-Year-Old 21st-Century ChallengeMichael S. Barr, MD, MBAMichael S. Barr, MD, MBAFrom American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA 19106.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-153-10-201011160-00015 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Apart from the case record, no mechanism exists in medicine that brings its diverse elements together. Improving these clinical portraits and striving to enlarge their usefulness must be central goals of medicine, for the case records are the works that define its essence.—Stanley J. Reiser, 1991 (1)This issue includes 2 articles that may initially seem unrelated. Siegler (2) gives us an extraordinary look at the evolution of medical records at The New York Hospital in the 1800s. Maxson and colleagues (3), from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, describe federal efforts to support the broad ...References1. Reiser SJ. The clinical record in medicine. Part 2: Reforming content and purpose. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:980-5. [PMID: 2024867] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Siegler EL. The evolving medical record. Ann Intern Med. 2010;153:671-7. LinkGoogle Scholar3. Maxson E, Jain S, Kendall M, Mostashari F, Blumenthal D. The Regional Extension Center program: helping physicians meaningfully use health information technology. Ann Intern Med. 2010;153:666-70. LinkGoogle Scholar4. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 226 (2009). Google Scholar5. Hirschtick RE. A piece of my mind. Copy-and-paste. JAMA. 2006;295:2335-6. [PMID: 16720812] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Snyder L, Leffler C; Ethics and Human Rights Committee. American College of Physicians. Ethics manual: fifth edition. 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Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA 19106.Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the American College of Physicians.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M10-2235.Corresponding Author: Michael S. Barr, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President, Division of Medical Practice, Professionalism & Quality, American College of Physicians, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106; e-mail, [email protected]org. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Regional Extension Center Program: Helping Physicians Meaningfully Use Health Information Technology Emily Maxson , Sachin Jain , Mat Kendall , Farzad Mostashari , and David Blumenthal The Evolving Medical Record Eugenia L. 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