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December 18, 2018
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EMR Follies, Part One

In this episode, Darrell White, MD, takes a deep dive into the recent history on the impact of electronic medical records (EMR), also known as electronic health records (EHR) on private ophthalmic practices.    

Disclaimer :09
Introduction :17
Financial disclosures :50
My introduction to Larry Weed and data in medicine 1:15
Follow #medicaltwitter to read about medical economics and ethics 2:25
Looking for data warehousing that allows quick access to patient data 5:50
The world is turned upside down: The commoditization of health care 6:38
In 2015 the penalties begin to add up 8:44
I was able to weather the storm until ICD-10 came along 9:30
The 6-month search for an EMR that works in an anterior segment practice 11:15
Selecting the least bad option was the only option 13:00
Implementing the new EMR into practice 14:30
Death by a million clicks 15:26
What it took to run on time again 16:30
The problem-oriented medical record 21:30
We’re creating a billing statement, not a medical record 23:07
We all have gotten alert fatigue, like the check engine light in your car 23:30
We’ve gone from SOAP to APOS 26:10