4 天之前 · 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 ...

2023年12月11日 · For example, a 2018 report from the AMA, Pew Charitable Trusts and Medstar Health, Ways to Improve Electronic Health Record Safety, identified shortfalls with EHR usability, implementation and testing and outlined how to improve usability and safety across the continuum—from development to the post-implementation of EHRs. The three organizations reviewed the medical literature and convened ...

Improving EHR usability requires significant efort among all stakeholders—vendors, physicians, other health care professionals, institutions, patients, researchers and policymakers.

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.

2025年2月26日 · For example: Confluence Health in North Central Washington made changes to reduce EHR workloads and saw their family physician burnout rate drop to 26%, down from 41%. Geisinger uses augmented intelligence (AI) as one tool that has helped physicians focus on care by saving them about 500,000 hours in administrative burdens since 2019.

2025年3月17日 · That functionality includes requiring an EHR user to enter additional authentication information and documentation of a specific reason for accessing a patient record before being granted access to a patient chart. A designated security or compliance staff member then tracks and monitors each time that health record is accessed.

2024年12月6日 · 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.

2024年6月28日 · The Taming the EHR Playbook addresses how to maximize the benefits and minimize the burdens of the electronic health record (EHR). Learn more.

2024年12月2日 · The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the role of physicians in technology development.

2023年8月31日 · Electronic health records (EHR)—the digital version of a patient's information—are secure, transferable records with incredible potential to improve the care physicians provide for patients. Learn how health information exchanges allow health care practitioners to share patient data electronically to support patient care nationwide securely.