- Prompting for required information and checking its
accuracy. Did you forget to enter the health care provider's name? Is the date you
entered a valid date?
- Ease of entry. Software can use choices and lists
of selectable items to reduce the amount of typing and prevent errors.
- Tallies of data. Computers can add up calories,
grams of fat, and medical expenses giving you better and more accurate information than
you would compute by hand.
- Comparisons and display of data. Does walking for
30 minutes every day help you lose weight? Computers can help you ask and answer such
questions, and display the results in a table or easy-to-see graph. This will enable you
to actively participate in making changes to improve your health.
- Organization of data. Computers can instantly sort and display the information you have entered by family member, or date, or illness. This improves your ability to find the information you need, and to find it quickly.
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