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10 Mistakes to avoide with EHRs
A recent Medscape article listed the 10 most common mistakes made by physicians with regard to their electronic health records:
The following are 10 mistakes that physicians commonly make with EHRs:
1. Thinking a site visit to a practice that is using the same EHR product isn't worth the effort.
2. Signing an unvetted contract with a vendor.
3. Neglecting to perform a workflow analysis before implementing EHRs.
4. Undertraining other physicians and staff on EHR use.
5. Refusing to purchase a laboratory or device interface.
6. Entering too much data into the EHR.
7. Doing EHR-related work staffers should be doing.
8. Using shortcuts and workarounds while using EHRs.
9. Creating "shadow" paper documents and believing they are more accurate than EHR information.
10. Accepting inefficiency as the new status quo.
The following are 10 mistakes that physicians commonly make with EHRs:
1. Thinking a site visit to a practice that is using the same EHR product isn't worth the effort.
2. Signing an unvetted contract with a vendor.
3. Neglecting to perform a workflow analysis before implementing EHRs.
4. Undertraining other physicians and staff on EHR use.
5. Refusing to purchase a laboratory or device interface.
6. Entering too much data into the EHR.
7. Doing EHR-related work staffers should be doing.
8. Using shortcuts and workarounds while using EHRs.
9. Creating "shadow" paper documents and believing they are more accurate than EHR information.
10. Accepting inefficiency as the new status quo.
Best User Interface Designs in Medical Software
SoftwareAdvise.com reached out to EHR providers and asked them to show their best and most user-friendly User Interfaces for each of these three categories – desktop, tablet, and smartphone. The following were selected as favorite (Top 10).
Guidelines for implementing secure messaging
The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology has issued guidelines for implementing Direct Project specifications for secure messaging.
Six smart ways to implement technology on the road to achieve meaningful use
In an article by Benjamin Harris, for Healthcare IT News, he writes a piece about "How to harness technology to succeed with attestation".
1. Don't ignore the human side
2. Take a fresh approach
3. Do it with data
4. Recognize the importance of education
5. Remember the roles
6. Minimize risk, maximize benefit
The article discusses meeting meaningful use requirements can be a daunting challenge, and as the federally mandated dates for IT adoption loom nearer, many providers are scratching their heads about how best to attest. Anita Karcz, MD, chief medical officer at IHM Services Company, MEDITECH’s strategic ally for clinical, quality and regulatory reporting, shares some thoughts on smart ways to implement technology on the road to meaningful use:
1. Don't ignore the human side
2. Take a fresh approach
3. Do it with data
4. Recognize the importance of education
5. Remember the roles
6. Minimize risk, maximize benefit
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