Use & Optimization News

Artificial Intelligence EHR Integration Cuts Down on EHR Screen Time

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An artificial intelligence (AI) EHR integration helped physicians extract patient health information more efficiently, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers recruited 12...

Electronic Prior Authorization Integration Faces Implementation Barriers

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Misfiring issues and provider education are keeping electronic prior authorization EHR integrations from achieving success, according to a study published in JAMIA. Time-consuming prior authorization...

Growing Length of EHR Clinical Notes Raises Clinician Burnout Concerns

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EHR clinician progress notes have grown longer and more redundant across care specialties in recent years, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open that raises concern for clinician...

Language in EHR Clinical Documentation May Perpetuate Implicit Bias

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Providers should be careful to avoid judgmental language during EHR clinical documentation lest they reflect and perpetuate implicit bias, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. These...

Greater EHR Use Among Adult PCPs Draws Clinician Burden Concerns

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Adult primary care providers (PCPs) may be susceptible to clinician burden as their EHR use is significantly greater than pediatric clinicians, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. The...

Executives Report EHR, Health IT Solutions Stifling Innovation

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Despite the rapid evolution of the digital health transformation, current health IT solutions – including the EHR – may be stalling innovation, according to research conducted by Sage...

APIs May Boost EHR Optimization, Pediatric Care Functionalities

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Application programming interfaces (APIs) and web services can help optimize EHRs for pediatric use, according to a recent policy statement published in Pediatrics, the official journal of the American...

Primary Care Workforce Burnout Goes Beyond EHR Use to Leadership Style

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A new Health Affairs study found that burnout was not associated with EHR satisfaction or the number of patients seen per clinician. Instead, researchers found that facilitative leadership centered on...

More FQHC Docs Report Physician Burnout Than Independent Docs

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Physicians who are women, under the age of 65, and/or employed at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) report the highest levels of physician burnout, according to a new survey from athenahealth...

User-Centered Design Key to EHR Usability for Primary Care Docs

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It may be easier consumers to find their perfect pair of sneakers online than it is for primary care providers to access the data necessary for clinical decision support, according to Regenstrief...

EHR Optimization Forecasts Birth Volume with Predictive Model

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EHR optimization allowed for a model to successfully predict an initial decline in births associated with COVID-19 at a university healthcare system, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open...

Collaboration Fuels Best Practices for Health IT Implementation

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For successful health IT implementation, organizations should develop central governing bodies that incorporate the perspectives of frontline workers to form best practices, according to new research...

EHR Integration Of eCR Promotes Public Health Reporting, COVID-19

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In the midst of COVID-19, EHR developers have rapidly integrated an automated electronic case reporting solution into their products to promote public health efforts, according to an ONC blog...

An EHR Vendor Performance Measure May Lead To EHR Optimization

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Healthcare stakeholders should develop a standard, quantitative measure of EHR vendor performance to incentivize EHR optimization, alleviate the burden of clinical documentation, and inform clinical...

Epic’s EHR Optimization Mitigates SDOH, Promotes Care Coordination

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Epic’s EHR optimization services boost care coordination and help providers address social determinants of health, according to a recent health equity presentation for Workgroup for Electronic...

How to Design, Implement EHR Use Training Courses

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With full EHR adoption nearly widespread, the future generation of clinicians need extensive EHR use training courses and health IT knowledge at an earlier stage in medical education to boost health IT...

Humans Top Digital Scribes For Better EHR Documentation

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Human scribes still trump digital scribes in EHR documentation, according to a study published in the Association for Computing Machinery Digital Library. A digital scribe is not currently capable of...

Developing an Automated De-Identified Data EHR Tool

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Researchers leveraged an ensemble learning approach to develop and integrate an automated EHR tool that produces de-identified data by flagging personally identifiable information in clinical notes and...

Clinical Layout is Key to Patient Interaction, EHR Screen Gazing

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Health systems can integrate an automated EHR screen gaze and dialogue tool to track provider-patient interactions, according to a study published in JMIR Publications. Clinical layout is vital to...