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healthcare professionals started using medical records to document details, complications, and outcomes of patient care
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the ACOS established AHIMA to standardize medical records
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automation of the financial and accounting functions
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first computer in healthcare that would begin to include patient care applications
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Computer Stored Ambulatory Record was developed in the 1960's to help providers with administrative, financial and medical needs
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health departments worked with vendors to develop software to report statistical data to state and federal governments
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the Problem Oriented Medical Information System was implemented in a gynecology unit
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hospital information systems started using online data communications technology
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industry wide standards were created to make electronic health record use more widespread
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Personal Data Assistants(PDA) started appearing in hospitals to be used to capture data
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the development of health information exchanges formerly known as RHIO's
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HITECH Act was put into place and provides for higher payments to providers