Substance use must be included in electronic patient records: Study.

SUBSTANCE abuse -- Diagnosis; DRUG use testing -- Methodology; ALCOHOL-induced disorders -- Prevention; PRIMARY health care -- Moral & ethical aspects; DRUG interactions; MEDICAL care -- Quality control; MEDICAL ethics; ELECTRONIC health records; PATIENTS -- Safety measures; PRIVACY; NATIONAL Institute on Drug Abuse; UNITED States. Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration; CLINICAL medicine -- Decision making; ACCESS to information; PATIENT-centered care

The article reports on the article “Integrating Information on Substance Use Disorders Into Electronic Health Record Systems” by Betty Tai, and A. Thomas McLellan, which appeared in a 2012 issue of the "Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment". In the article the authors suggest that substance abuse information has not been included in electronic health care record systems and that it needs to be in the future.