Computer-Stored Ambulatory Recornamed (COSTAR)

Running Head : COMPUTER-STORED AMBULATORY RECORDS (COSTAR ) Introduction

The importance of optimal management of the huge quantity of data in medical practice cannot be gainsaid . For long , many medical establishments have primarily relied on based systems for the purposes of documentation and communication . However , the -based systems have been shown to be largely ineffectual when compared to electronic health systems

Disadvantages of the -based systems of the based system are listed as follows . First , users of the -based systems have limited access to the record since only one person at any given

time is able to use the records . Consequently , individuals who are interested in accessing the records need necessarily to be physically present where the records are stored . Secondly , -based systems require a large floor space

In addition , -based systems need to be systematized in for interested parties to access the records without delay . -based systems are also associated with legibility problems . According to researchers , one main problem bedeviling the -based system is that a big percentage of the records stored cannot be read easily (Rodriguez-Vera et al , 2002

Another major drawback of -based systems is that they are not long-lasting . They can be easily destroyed due to passage of time or by fire , floods , adverse climate , and other effects . Besides information stored in -based systems can be lost easily

Moreover , back-up in the -based systems is hard to implement it is not only largely unmanageable , but is also laborious , time-consuming and cumbersome to carry out . Additionally...