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Computers at Weill Cornell

Computer skills are essential in making informed medical decisions. The Clinical Information System at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has undergone a major overhaul in the last few years, which represents one of the most ambitious and advanced of its kind in the country. In July 2008, all internal medicine inpatient services (general medicine and medical subspecialties) at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center were converted to fully paperless, electronic medical records. In addition to programs that are used to review patient information, lab results and medical text, and to record and order medications and write computer-based progress notes, a fully featured sign-out program allows House Staff to print sign-out sheets containing brief histories, medications, and to-do lists for each of their patients, enhancing communication between primary and "covering" physicians.

In the ambulatory setting (Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates), computers play a significant role in the clinical experience. Each examining room is equipped with a personal computer. Interns and residents quickly learn how to use these computers to view appointment schedules; determine which patients have arrived in the office; write and print prescriptions; order blood tests, x-rays and consults; write patient progress notes; write and print letters to patients and/or other physicians; view lab, radiology, pathology and echocardiography results; and schedule patients for followup visits. In addition to being available through Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates terminals, all of the above functions can be performed from any terminal in the hospital. House Staff have full access to the Internet, including e-mail and the World Wide Web, from almost anywhere in the hospital. A wide variety of educational materials are distributed via e-mail. Other related resources include the ability to send and receive alphanumeric pages on the hospital pager system through e-mail; full access to Medline via a number of different means (Knowledge Server, Ovid, etc.); an extensive collection of online journals, textbooks, and useful medical resources; and access to Medline and e-mail from the Hospital for Special Surgery, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Residents' Homepage

A residents' homepage is maintained and updated daily by the Chief's Office and includes information about conference, morning reports, journal club, and any other educational materials required by the House Staff. In addition, there are links to outside educational resources, such as the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), Epocrates, PubMed, Up-to-Date, and others, as well as New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College and Library, and Department of Medicine internal sites.