EMR Archives

Repeal and Replace: It’s Complicated

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Apr 7, 2017 | Archives

This past February, the President announced that the delivery of healthcare to America’s 300 million residents embraced more complexity than he previously realized. Only a few days before, at the annual HIMSS conference in Orlando, former Speaker of the House John...

Why the Pressure’s Rising for EMRs to Make and Impact

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Feb 10, 2017 | Archives

As the country wonders about the next iteration or obliteration of the Affordable Care Act, the 1996 movie Jerry Maguire starring Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding, Jr., provides all the information needed to prepare for changes in the healthcare marketplace in 2017. Cruise...

Reconsider Documentation Vision for EHRs

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Dec 21, 2016 | Archives

Remember the blue book? Starting as early as junior high school, teachers handed out that pale blue 8-by-8- inch booklet when each student had 50 minutes to handwrite as fast as possible everything they knew about a particular subject. Urban legend suggested teachers...

Digital Documentation: More or Less

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Nov 15, 2016 | Healthcare IT

Remember the blue book? Starting as early as junior high school, teachers would hand out that pale blue 8” x 8” booklet, giving each student 50 minutes to handwrite everything they knew about a particular subject. Urban legend suggested teachers issued grades based on...

Why Unified Notes Can Lessen Documentation Time

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Sep 23, 2016 | Healthcare IT

In 2009, an article in Methods of Information Medicine reported that physicians spend 26.6 percent of their time documenting care and 27.5 percent of their time in direct patient care. In their conclusion, the authors wrote, “Computer-based tools and, in some areas,...