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Technology status evaluation report: Computerized endoscopic medical record systemsNovember 1999

2000; Elsevier BV; Volume: 51; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1053/ge.2000.v51.age516793

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Douglas B. Nelson, Kevin P. Block, John J. Bosco, J. Steven Burdick, W D Curtis, Douglas O. Faigel, David A. Greenwald, Peter B. Kelsey, Elizabeth Rajan, Adam Slivka, Paulette Smith, Wahid Wassef, Jacques VanDam, Kenneth K. Wang, James S. Barthel, John Affronti, Giuseppe Aliperti, Babak Etemad, Mark A. Kocab, Marc L. Kozam, Arnold Rosen, Bruce D. Silverstein, Nimish Vakil, Kenneth K. Wang,

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Computerized endoscopic medical records can serve many functions including administration, scheduling, report generation, coding, billing, quality assurance, and correspondence. The ability to Tabled 1Summary TableCompanyCEMR productWebsiteFeaturesCompatible hardwareMinimum system requirementsCosts*Akron Systems Development/MeditracGI Trac 2000, GI Image, GI Voicewww.meditrac.comc-h,j,kAny manufacturerPentium 200 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 2 GB HD, Uninterruptable power supply, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation$18,400†cMoreGI Note, GI Image, GI Pathology, GI Online, GI Reviewwww.cMoremedical.coma-nAny manufacturerPentium 266 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 1 GB HD, CD-ROM, Windows 95/98/NT$45,000-$80,000CORICORIwww.cori.orga,c,e,f,l-nAny manufacturerPentium 75-450 Mhz, 16 MB RAM, Windows 3.1/95/98/NTFree‡DataMedicGI Station (Olympus Note GI)www.datamedic.comc,e,j,k,l,m,nAny manufacturerPentium 133 Mhz, 32 MB RAM, 1 GB HD, Windows 95/NT 4.0$30,000‡DictaMed SoftwareEndoprosewww.dictamed.comb,c,e,f,j,l-nAny manufacturerIBM Compatible, 16 MB RAM, Windows 95/98$4,000‡FujinonEF-101 Image Management Systemwww.fujinon.co.jpa,c-e,g,h,j,l-nFujinonFujinon Workstation$48,000-$60,000General Medical ApplicationsgCarewww.gmedcorp.coma-e,g,i-nAny manufacturerDigital Alpha or Pentium Class, 64MB RAM, 4GB HD, Windows NT$32,500-$44,500Olympus USAEndoworks, Image Manager Chart Note-GIwww.olympus.coma,c-e,g,h,j,nOlympusOlympus Workstation$52,630PentaxendoPro, Doc-U-Scribewww.pentaxmedical.coma,c-e,g,h,j,l-nPentaxPentax Workstation$29,300-$40,450Stenna Software SolutionsEndosuite 2000, SchedulePro, Suitenotes, SuiteTalk, SuiteSearchwww.stenna.coma,c-e,g,h,j-nAny manufacturerPentium, 32-64 MB RAM, PCI slot,10 Mpbs network transfer rate, Windows 95/98/NT$53,650Systrek Technologies Inc./ MedibossEndoscribe Image Capture 2www.mediboss.coma-h,j-mAny manufacturerPentium 200, 64 MB RAM, 2.5 GB HD free, multi-read CD-ROM, color printer$22,50–$27,025UtechEndosoftwww.utechproducts.coma-h,j-nAny manufacturerPentium 120, 64 MB RAM, 200 MB HD, Windows 95/NT, Color printer$41,500*Costs are for all necessary software and hardware to connect two endoscopy rooms and allow sharing of information from a common database (this requires a server in most cases). Information is current as of 10/1/99. †Cost does not include a server. ‡Cost includes software only. No hardware included.Key to Features: a-scheduling; b-patient monitoring; c-endoscopic report generation; d-image association; e-referral letter generation; f-pathology tracking; g-image import/export; h-image annotation; i-automated billing; j-networkable; k-procedural coding; l-practice management; m-quality assurance; n-clinical investigation. Open table in a new tab interface with other clinical systems may enhance exchange of endoscopic information. Limitations of current systems include cost, technical support, ease of use and networkability.