electronic medical record (EMR); electronic health record (EHR)

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Introduction

Entry, retrieval & maintenance of medical records in electronic form (computerized medical record). Popular electronic medical records include Epic, Cerner, & eClinicalWorks.[20]

Procedure

Complications

Notes

  • no other industry has been under a universal mandate to adopt a new technology before its effects are fully understood[7]
  • operational productivity in the emergency department has remained unchanged by EMRs[4]
  • poorly designed EMRs can detract from the patient encounter rather than enhance it[5]
  • 0.11% of adverse safety events attributed to EMR[17]
    • 0.03% suggested EHR usability contributed to patient harm
      • usability challenges include
        • data entry (27%)
        • safety alerts (22%)
        • interoperability (18%)
        • visual display (9%)
        • availability of information (9%)
        • system automation & defaults (8%)
        • workflow support (7%)
      • usability challenges occurred during
        • order placement (38%)
        • medication administration (37%)
        • review of results (16%)
        • documentation (9%)[17]
  • ~1/3 of ophthalmologists' time with patients is spent using their electronic health record[13]
  • EMR should provide concise, context sensitive, real-time data uncluttered by extraneous information[5]
  • data to be easily shared with other healthcare facilities[5]
  • users should be able to provide feedback easily[5]
  • 49% of physicians' office hours are spent on EHR & desk work while 27% was spent directly with patients[11]
  • physicians in ambulatory care spend ~16 minutes/encounter actively using an electronic health record[19]
  • speech recognition more error prone & time consuming than keyboard/mouse data entry for emergency department doctors entering electronic medical records[14]
  • hackers may 'bring down' a hospital information system, then hold the hospital(s) ransom to restore access[12]

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Additional terms

References

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  21. SelectHub Top EMR Software https://www.selecthub.com/emr-software/