Summary of CPRs
| Study | Name of System | Time in Usea | Data-entry Mechanism | Scope of System | Data Content |
| Jelovsek/Hammond, 197816 | Computerized Obstetric Medical Record (COMR) | 7 years | Encounter forms and patient questionnaires | University hospital obstetric clinics | Demographics, history, physical, laboratory, medications, diagnoses |
| Fortinsky/Gutman, 198117 | —b | 2 years | Encounter forms | University hospital family practice clinic | Demographics, diagnoses, diagnostic codes |
| Jones/Hedley, 198618 | — | 3 years | Encounter forms | University hospital diabetes clinic | Demographics, history, physical, laboratory, complicationsc |
| Maresh et al., 198619 | — | 2 years | Encounter forms | University hospital dept. of obstetrics | Demographics, history, physical, discharge summaries, laboratory, diagnostic codes |
| Dambro/Weiss, 198820 | COSTAR | 3 weeks | Encounter forms | University hospital family practice clinics | Demographics, history, physical, laboratory, medications, diagnoses, treatments |
| Block/Brennan, 198921 | MediData Medical Information System | 4 years | Physician dictation | Urban hospital family practice clinics | Demographics, history, diagnoses, diagnostic codes |
| Gouveia-Oliveira et al., 199122 | SISCOPE | 1 year | Direct physician entry | University hospital dept. of gastroenterology | Endoscopy reports |
| Johnson et al., 19912 | AAH Meditel | — | Direct physician entry | Numerous general practicesd | Medications, diagnoses |
| Kuhn et al., 199123 | — | 6 years | Physician dictation | University hospital dept. of gastroenterology | Endoscopy and abdominal ultrasound reports |
| Barrie/Marsh, 199224 | Manchester Orthopaedic Database | 1.5 years | Physician dictation | Community hospital dept. of orthopedics | Demographics and orthopedic diagnoses, procedures, and complications of procedures |
| Kuhn et al., 199225 | — | 21 weeks | Direct physician entry | University hospital dept. of gastroenterology | Endoscopy and abdominal ultrasound reports |
| Edsall et al., 199326 | ARKIVE | — | Automatic capture of vital signs and direct physician entry | University hospital dept. of anesthesiology | All components of anesthetic record |
| Payne et al., 199327 | — | 8 months | Transcription of paper-based records | Large HMO | Demographics, immunization records |
| Ricketts et al., 199328 | Manchester Orthopaedic Database | 1 year | Physician dictation | Community hospital dept. of orthopedics | Demographics and orthopedic diagnoses, procedures, and complications of procedures |
| Barlow et al., 199428 | Basingstoke Orthopaedic Database | 2.5 years | Direct physician entry | Community hospital dept. of orthopedics | Demographics and orthopedic diagnoses, procedures, and complications of procedures |
| Hohnloser et al., 199429 | — | 1.5 years | Entry of data by laboratory staff | University hospital dept. of pathology | Hematology biopsy reports, diagnostic codes |
| Wilton/Pennisi, 19943 | — | — | Transcription of paper-based records | University hospital pediatric clinics | Demographics, immunization records |
| Pringle et al., 199530 | EMIS | — | — | Four general practicese | Demographics, history, physical, laboratory, medications, diagnoses, treatments, referrals |
| Yarnall et al., 199531 | The Medical Record (TMR) | 10 years | Encounter forms | University hospital family practice clinic | Demographics, laboratory, medications, diagnoses, diagnostic codes, x-ray reports |
| Wagner/Hogan, 199632 | BGC EMR | 1.5 years | Encounter forms and direct clinician entry | University hospital geriatrics clinic | Demographics, history, physical, laboratory, medications, diagnoses, referrals |
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↵a Refers to how long the system had been in use when the data in question was entered and is approximate.
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↵b Empty blocks signify that the information was not available from the article.
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↵c As pertain to diabetes and its complications.
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↵d A total of 433 general practices linked to a mainframe were included. The system was commercial, and it is not clear whether the practices share data.
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↵e The authors selected practices that had a history of high rates of recording patient data.









