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EHR Vendor athenahealth Launches Voice-Driven Tech to Cut Clinician Burnout
EHR vendor athenahealth has announced the release of athenaOne Voice Assistant Powered by Nuance, a voice-driven application that aims to alleviate clinician burnout and enhance the patient...Excessive Documentation, Staffing Challenges Driving Clinician Burnout
Excessive EHR documentation requirements and staffing challenges are significant contributors to clinician burnout, according to an athenahealth survey conducted by the Harris Poll. The findings are...EHR Documentation of Medical Cannabis Use Lags Patient-Reported Measures
Asking primary care patients about the use of cannabis to manage health conditions alongside routine cannabis screening may improve EHR documentation of medical cannabis use, according to a study...EHR Documentation of Pediatric SOGI Data Requires Attention to Privacy
While EHR documentation of pediatric patients’ sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) could help support patient-centered care, stakeholders must ensure patient privacy, according to...EHR Integration Boosts Inpatient Clinical Documentation of Care Goals
A patient-facing and clinician-facing communication-priming EHR integration promoted inpatient clinical documentation of care goals for hospitalized patients with serious illnesses, according to a...NextGen Releases Latest EHR Tool for Behavioral Health, Human Services
Health IT vendor NextGen Healthcare has announced the newest release of its integrated behavioral health suite, which includes new clinical documentation features and workflow functionality. The...EHR Documentation Gender Differences Key to Address Clinician Burnout
Female physicians are at a higher risk for clinician burnout from EHR documentation compared to their male counterparts, according to new research from EHR vendor athenahealth. Researchers analyzed athenahealth de-identified user data for...Tool Helps Patients Identify Diagnostic Concerns in EHR Notes
Patients can identify diagnostic safety concerns based on a proactive structured evaluation of EHR notes, according to a study published in JAMIA. Researchers adapted an EHR review tool to enable...Gender Differences in EHR Use Reveal Clinician Burnout Concerns
Female physicians spent more time on EHR clinical documentation compared to their male counterparts, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open that raises concern for a gender gap in...Clinical Note Assessment Tool Boosts Student EHR Documentation Quality
Clerkship director feedback was more effective than ward resident feedback in improving student EHR documentation quality through the use of a clinical note assessment tool, according to a study...Epic EHR Optimization Enhances Nursing Clinical Documentation Workflows
A multi-year Epic EHR optimization project cut clinical documentation time for acute care nurses, resulting in enhanced end-user satisfaction. Complaints from acute care nurses about overly...Standardized Disability EHR Documentation Could Boost Health Equity
Standardized EHR documentation of disability status could help drive health equity, according to an article published in HealthAffairs. In February 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services...Potential Risks, Benefits of Patient Access to EHR Clinical Notes
Patient access to EHR clinical notes has the potential to improve malpractice liability risks, according to a JAMA Network Open op-ed written by Charlotte Blease, PhD of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical...Stigmatizing Language in EHR Notes Reveals Implicit Bias Concerns
EHR notes of Black patients were more likely to contain stigmatizing language compared to those of White patients, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open that raises concerns for implicit...EHR Notes Reveal Clinical Documentation Implicit Bias Concerns
Black patients were 2.54 times more likely to have at least one negative descriptor in their EHR notes compared to White patients, according to a study published in Health Affairs that raises concerns...Sponsored by Consensus