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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
- Meaningful Use: Electronic Health Record (EHR) incentive programs
The Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) EHR Incentive Program—also known as Meaningful Use or MU—initially provided incentives to accelerate the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) to meet program requirements
- 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
- Physician burnout solutions: Using AI to improve electronic health . . .
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients Learn more about how to use AI to improve EHR workflows
- Is order entry a physician-only EHR task? | AMA
Members of the care team assisting with documentation, including nurses, credentialed medical assistants, or non-credentialed staff members may enter orders in the electronic health record (EHR) under physician direction in a manner consistent with state and institutional policies Additionally, there is no current Medicare EHR incentive program that requires computerized provider order entry
- 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
- 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
- Big jump seen in EHR secure messaging. Is that a good thing?
One health system saw a 29% rise in EHR secure-message use in just six months But does avoiding the phone offer a leg up for better care?
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