Information management for the respiratory specialist

Author(s): Charles Pantin

Description

Why Information Management is vital Airline pilots care for the safety of thousands of people weekly in the U.K.. Their decision aids include millions of pounds of technology in each aircraft which provide up-to date pertinent information. Respiratory specialists see thousands of patients weekly in the U.K.. For most,their decision aids are paper notes full of personal shorthand and investigation results with interpretation not specific to the patient, and word of mouth evidence from the friendly expert met at last year’s conference dinner. The disparity is striking as are the safety record of the two professions.