PubMed HealthSearch

Biomedical subjects

Y K Oon

Publications and source records attributed to Y K Oon.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

The computer in the consultation.

The majority of computer software suitable for family practice has concentrated on the business realities of private medical care at the expense of the more exciting patient care applications. This paper has briefly outlined one development in this area. The authors think that the computer is a not too-distant consulting room too, capable of improving patient care. The hardware-software systems will need to provide high-speed response, multitasking, including interrupt ability, and a range of imaginative modules integrated with a flexible and transportable medical record.

Computers

An innovative computer installation.

In association with the RACGP, the Department of Community Medicine at Monash University is engaged in a three year research and development project aimed at providing computer assistance for everyday general practice. The system includes a range of options such as drug information, preventive programmes (with patient recall) and patient and doctor education: it is not restricted to accounting and practice management statistics. For this development a new kind of computer hardware called a 'network' has been installed.

Computers