Electronic Health Records (EHR) - American Medical Association
5 days ago · 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 …
10 challenges when switching EHRs—and how to meet them
Jul 26, 2024 · The EHR is a driver of burnout for doctors. Then comes time to switch to a new one. Early communication, training are musts for a smooth transition.
Practice innovation strategies: EHR improvements
Sep 24, 2024 · This collection of AMA STEPS Forward® Practice Innovation Strategies—including playbook and checklist PDFs—offers proven approaches on how to …
7 EHR usability, safety challenges—and how to overcome them
Dec 11, 2023 · EHR design, customization or configuration can contribute to patient harm. Researchers also are quantifying the physician burdens of EHRs.
Are copy/paste functions used in EHR documentation prohibited?
Apr 11, 2025 · Digital Are copy/paste functions used in EHR documentation prohibited? Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about the use of copy/paste functions in the EHR.
The EHR can improve care. These medical students are learning how
4 days ago · Through quality improvement projects, medical students at Geisinger College of Health Sciences find out how to harness the EHR’s power.
“Break-the-Glass” EHR functionality | AMA
6 days ago · Additional information “Break-the-glass,” or “break-glass” functionality requires an EHR user to enter additional authentication information and documentation of a specific …
Meaningful Use: Electronic Health Record (EHR) incentive programs
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 …
Is order entry a physician-only EHR task? | AMA
Oct 2, 2025 · Additionally, there is no current Medicare EHR incentive program that requires computerized provider order entry (CPOE). 1 Background CPOE is the process of electronic …
What physicians need to know about the new EHR regulations
Oct 21, 2015 · New regulations outline requirements for the electronic health record meaningful use program for Medicare. Find out what physicans need to know about some of the most …