The Digital Pen and Paper Technology: Implementation and Use in an Existing Clinical Information System
The Digital Pen and Paper Technology: Implementation and Use in an Existing Clinical Information System
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数字笔和纸技术:在现有临床信息系统中的实施和使用
DOI:
10.4414/smi.21.00101
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发表时间:
2005
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通讯作者:
C. Lovis
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作者:
Christelle Despont;Christophe Boeuf;A. Geissbühler;C. Lovis
OBJECTIVE
Evaluation of the technical feasibility of tight integration of the digital pen and paper technology in an existing computerized patient record.Technology: The digital pen is a normal pen able to record all actions of the user and to analyze a micro pattern printed on the paper. The digital paper is a normal paper printed with an almost invisible micro pattern of small dots encoding information such as position and identifiers. We report our experience in the implementation and the use of this technology in an existing large clinical information system for acquiring clinical information.
DISCUSSION
It is possible to print uniquely identified forms using the digital paper technology. These forms can be pre-filled with clinical readable information about the patient. When care providers complete these forms using the digital pen, it is possible to acquire the data in a structured computerized patient record. The technology is easy to integrate in a component-based architecture based on Web Services.
CONCLUSION
The digital pen and paper is a cost-effective technology that can be integrated in an existing clinical information system and allows fast and easy bedside clinical information acquisition without the need for an expensive infrastructure based on traditional portable devices or wireless devices.