When compared to a paper chart, the CDS provided a more legible, compete, and accessible patient record without affecting time spent in direct patient care.
After incubation the amount of bacterial colonies is determined and compared to a model chart provided by the manufacturer of the dipslide device [ 15].
Growth of the single child is compared to a growth chart, which is a diagram showing standard weight for age, length or height for age, weight for height and other anthropometric measures as functions of child age.
Your BMI number can then be compared to a BMI chart to determine if you are at your ideal BMI or not.
"Pool and hot tub owners spend a great deal of time taking water samples, testing the chemistry, comparing to a color chart, calculating the amount of chemicals needed.
The instrument also included 2 open-ended questions at the end, and one of which specifically asked students to comment on learning in an EHR-enabled setting, compared to an office setting with paper charts.
You can actually visually see the changes on the charts compared to a year ago.
There was no significant difference between the numbers of medications prescribed on the IDEAS chart compared to ICHNT chart (164 of a possible 168 orders, vs 174 of a possible 180 orders; p=0.6).
The most dramatic visual and numerical difference between the new charts and the 2003 chart was the higher shift of the boys' weight curves after 40 weeks compared to the 2003 chart, reaching a maximum difference at 50 weeks of 650, 580, and 740 grams at the 3rd, 50th, and 97th percentiles, respectively.
The investigators recorded whether these items were present, and, when present, assessed the accuracy of these items compared to the patient chart as a reference standard.
