Components of the Problem-Oriented Medical Record (POMR): The Legacy of Lawrence Weed

The Problem-Oriented Medical Record (POMR) was developed by Dr. Lawrence Weed in the 1960s. He was a professor of medicine at the University of Vermont and a pioneer in the field of medical informatics. By that time, the traditional medical record was disorganized and lacked structure. Dr. Weed believed that the unstructured patient record was inefficient, and he developed POMR as a more effective way to organize and manage patient information. In the POMR system, the focus was on the process of diagnosing and managing patient problems.