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Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/pn.41.12.0031d

Hello, electronic medical records; farewell paper charts!

I have been using an electronic medical records system in my psychiatric practice for more than three years. I have also been using an electronic prescription program. Both are indispensible and cost-effective. Records can be retrieved from any computer with an Internet connection. Moreover, the initial cost of the programs is very doable.

Both systems have proven to be a robust and effective method of practicing in a busy psychiatric office.

Waterford, Conn.