Suddick R P
Center for Health Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.
N Y State Dent J. 1995 Oct;61(8):36-41.
Computer-based clinical workstations and software systems for patients records offer emerging technologies important to the practice of dentistry. Many considerations enter into the design of the workstation: a screen graphics software design that will permit fast, accurate and comprehensive data input while being easy to learn and use; space-saving computer hardware, including the monitor, and an integrated physical design for the complete clinical workstation that takes into account infection control and ergonomics. Other computer-based technologies, such as intra-oral imaging systems and digitized radiographs, along with accounting, billing, insurance claims and scheduling software systems should be integrated with the workstation software for clinical data acquisition. This will require adoption of uniform standards for the data dictionaries and for communication with outside databases, hospitals, laboratories and service bureaus, which suggests that the clinical workstation may become the integrating centerpiece for a variety of clinical computer-based technologies that are emerging in the health professions.
基于计算机的临床工作站和用于患者记录的软件系统为牙科实践提供了重要的新兴技术。工作站的设计需要考虑诸多因素：屏幕图形软件设计要便于快速、准确且全面地输入数据，同时易于学习和使用；节省空间的计算机硬件，包括显示器，以及完整临床工作站的一体化物理设计，需兼顾感染控制和人体工程学。其他基于计算机的技术，如口腔内成像系统和数字化射线照片，连同会计、计费、保险理赔和调度软件系统，应与用于临床数据采集的工作站软件集成。这将需要采用统一的数据字典标准以及与外部数据库、医院、实验室和服务机构通信的标准，这表明临床工作站可能成为健康职业中正在涌现的各种基于计算机的临床技术的集成核心。
