Abstract:
Technology uses among medical examiner and coroner (MEC) offices in the United States are not well characterized, yet technology is essential to job-performing duties. Resources, operational infrastructure, and MECs\' policies and procedures that affect technology use should be better understood. MEC offices need access to technologies like internet, case management systems (CMSs), databases, and advanced imaging to perform their basic duties. A current state of the technologies MEC offices use to complete a death investigation is presented by analyzing data from the 2018 Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices. This analysis shows the New England division reported the most internet and CMS access. Many offices reported limited access to, and low participation in, databases for assessing and sharing case data. Offices serving populations >250,000 have more access to the internet, CMSs, databases, and advanced imaging. Although MEC office technology use has improved over time, it is still disparate.
摘要:
美国体检医师和验尸官(MEC)办公室中的技术使用并没有得到很好的表征,然而,技术对于履行职责至关重要。资源,运营基础设施,以及影响技术使用的MEC政策和程序应该得到更好的理解。MEC办公室需要访问互联网等技术,案件管理系统(CMS),数据库,和先进的成像来履行他们的基本职责。MEC办公室用于完成死亡调查的技术的当前状态是通过分析2018年体检医师和验尸官办公室的数据来提供的。此分析表明,新英格兰部门报告了最多的互联网和CMS访问权限。许多办事处报告说,低参与度,用于评估和共享案例数据的数据库。服务人口超过25万的办公室有更多的互联网接入,CMS,数据库,先进的成像尽管MEC办公技术的使用随着时间的推移而有所改善,它仍然是不同的。