Stetson D M, Eberhart R C, Dobbins R W, Pugh W
Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, Groton, CT.
Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care. 1991:932-4.
The United States Navy has developed a computer based Medical Practice Support System (MEPSS) intended for use by medical practitioners working in isolated situations. The system, now being tested in operational settings, emphasizes inexpensive, easily obtained off-the-shelf hardware and specially developed, readily implemented software to provide users with: 1) medical record keeping, 2) an electronic medical library, 3) interactive video instruction programs suitable for continuing medical education, 4) computer based medical diagnosis and treatment assistance, and 5) electronic communications with other facilities. This demonstration emphasizes a user based developmental approach, integration of diverse systems under a single user interface, and portable hardware. The resulting system makes medical information needed by practitioners instantly available at the time of a patient encounter, whenever and wherever that encounter may occur. Making clinically valuable information immediately available, MEPSS demonstrates how practitioners can use computers to help their own efforts to improve patient care quality and efficiency.
美国海军已经开发出一种基于计算机的医疗实践支持系统（MEPSS），供在偏远地区工作的医疗从业者使用。该系统目前正在实际环境中进行测试，它强调使用价格低廉、易于获取的现成硬件以及专门开发且易于实施的软件，为用户提供以下功能：1）病历保存；2）电子医学图书馆；3）适用于继续医学教育的交互式视频教学程序；4）基于计算机的医疗诊断和治疗辅助；5）与其他医疗机构的电子通信。此次演示强调了以用户为基础的开发方法、在单一用户界面下整合各种系统以及便携式硬件。最终的系统使从业者在诊治患者时，无论何时何地，都能即时获取所需的医疗信息。MEPSS通过即时提供具有临床价值的信息，展示了从业者如何利用计算机来助力自身提高患者护理质量和效率。
