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
Researchers mine EHR metadata for clues to cut doctor burdens Identify patient medical advice request factors linked to in-basket burden, burnout and cognitive load Use EHR metadata from more than 200,000 physicians across more than 400 health systems to assess the impact of team-based EHR strategies on physician EHR burden, exploring how organizational team support may moderate the relationship
What physicians need to know about the new EHR regulations New regulations outline requirements for the electronic health record meaningful use program for Medicare Find out what physicans need to know about some of the most important changes that will affect a medical practice