The importance of recording clinical data has been recognized for the past few years. Today, digitization and storage of medical records has been standardized, the world over by support and co-operation between IT engineers and the medical fraternity along with good industry support. The resulting Open standards, Open EHR (Electronic Health Records) has become the de-facto standard for implementing these complex databases and software solutions.

With the automation of patients medical records the medical fraternity has made tremendous achievements by recording their own knowledge for use by other doctors, thereby providing the medical profession a platform for computer supported decisions. Now Artificial Neural Networks and Artificial Intelligence algorithms use the knowledge represented by the recorded data to support in diagnosing ailments, specifying clinical procedures and treatments to ensure the best outcomes which can be achieved in the shortest time frames. This knowledge base keeps on increasing giving the doctors a valuable tool of recording their experience and sharing them to provide the best value for the expense incurred.

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