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COSTAR or Computer-Stored Ambulatory Record was developed by the Laboratory of Computer Science at Massachusetts General Hospital between 1968 and 1971 for Harvard Community Health Plan by Octo Barnett and Jerome Grossman. COSTAR operates using the MUMPS programming language. | COSTAR or Computer-Stored Ambulatory Record was developed by the Laboratory of Computer Science at Massachusetts General Hospital between 1968 and 1971 for Harvard Community Health Plan by Octo Barnett and Jerome Grossman. COSTAR operates using the MUMPS programming language. | ||
| − | COSTAR was one of the first programs that used "reminders" that were generated once a patient's profile was used. This aided in proper observance of clinical guidelines by the practitioner.[http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=87] | + | COSTAR was one of the first programs that used "reminders" that were generated once a patient's profile was used. This aided in proper observance of clinical guidelines by the practitioner [Luo JS 2006]. |
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| + | Luo JS. Electronic Medical Records. Primary Psychiatry. 2006; 13(2): pp. 22-30. Available from: [http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=87] | ||
Revision as of 22:43, 18 January 2009
COSTAR or Computer-Stored Ambulatory Record was developed by the Laboratory of Computer Science at Massachusetts General Hospital between 1968 and 1971 for Harvard Community Health Plan by Octo Barnett and Jerome Grossman. COSTAR operates using the MUMPS programming language.
COSTAR was one of the first programs that used "reminders" that were generated once a patient's profile was used. This aided in proper observance of clinical guidelines by the practitioner [Luo JS 2006].
References
Luo JS. Electronic Medical Records. Primary Psychiatry. 2006; 13(2): pp. 22-30. Available from: [1]
