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- Electronic Health Records (EHR) - American Medical Association
An electronic health record (EHR) digitizes a patient’s paper chart It collects the patient’s history of conditions, tests and treatments and can be used to create a more holistic view of the patient’s care A medical EHR also improves upon paper by making the patient’s information available instantly and securely to an authorized user But for all these advantages, EHRs can create
- 10 challenges when switching EHRs—and how to meet them
The EHR is a driver of burnout for doctors Then comes time to switch to a new one Early communication, training are musts for a smooth transition
- The EHR can improve care. These medical students are learning how
Through quality improvement projects, medical students at Geisinger College of Health Sciences find out how to harness the EHR’s power
- Practice innovation strategies: EHR improvements
This collection of AMA STEPS Forward® Practice Innovation Strategies—including playbook and checklist PDFs—offers proven approaches on how to maximize the benefits of EHR use, strategies and tactics
- 7 EHR usability, safety challenges—and how to overcome them
EHR design, customization or configuration can contribute to patient harm Researchers also are quantifying the physician burdens of EHRs
- Is order entry a physician-only EHR task? | AMA
Additionally, there is no current Medicare EHR incentive program that requires computerized provider order entry (CPOE) 1 Background CPOE is the process of electronic entry of physician and APP orders for diagnosis and treatment of patients (e g , prescription medications, lab and imaging tests, referrals, etc )
- Best practices for providing virtual primary care, EHR inbox management . . .
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients Learn more about virtual care and EHR inbox management
- Five physician specialties that spend the most time in the EHR
A new study compares EHR time demands among specialties, as well as which physicians are required to do the most work after hours
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