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Informatics Workup
11/08/1992
Frank Naeymi-Rad Ph.D.1, David Trace, M.D.1, Kevin Schoultz, M.D.1, Jeffrey Suico, M.D.1,
Michael O'Brian, M.D., Ph.D.1, Martha Evans, Ph.D.2, Lowell Carmony, Ph.D.3,
Rebecca Roberts, M.D.1,4, and Robert Zalenski, M.D.1, 4
1University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois 60064
2Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
3Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Illinois
4Department of Emergency Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Abstract
We introduce the concept of a Medical Informatics Workup performed by fourth year medical students working in a busy inner-city Emergency Room. These students use portable computers (Macintosh PowerBook 170s connected to a removable cartridge hard drive and CD ROM drive) to do the patient workups. The PowerBook 170 contains the automated medical record entry software (IMR-E), five expert system software packages and a program that allows the PowerBook to emulate a PC compatible computer. With this configuration the student has a portable system that allows for the creation of a computerized medical record at the patient's bedside, along with the ability to analyze the data and generate a list of differential diagnoses.
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