Electronic Health Record

Health care providers know of the broad potential AI offers for reducing burnout, but which products are actually available for use can be difficult to ascertain, especially considering electronic health record system compatibility.

Published results showed female surgeons spent more time in electronic health record systems outside of scheduled hours and wrote longer documentation notes despite having fewer appointments and fewer records compared with male surgeons.

NEW YORK — Stigmatizing language is highly prevalent in the clinical notes of individuals with opioid use disorder, with a higher incidence reported in the health records of Black and Hispanic patients, according to research.

CHICAGO — An algorithm-based default referrals system led to a fourfold increase in specialty palliative care use when implemented in a large community oncology network, results of a randomized study presented at ASCO Annual Meeting showed.

On May 8, the health care organization Ascension experienced a cyberattack that disrupted access to its electronic health care records, patient portals, phones and systems used to order tests, medications and procedures.

Clinic days with both telehealth and in-person visits were tied to increased electronic health record work for primary care providers, a study in JAMA Network Open showed.

TORONTO — Prompts in electronic health records increased the use of guideline-based preventive asthma care for children, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

Using an electronic health record algorithm and practice facilitators in primary care did not reduce hospitalizations in adults with chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes and hypertension, according to results of a study.

Despite its documented ability to improve health outcomes and reduce overall costs, the full-scale adoption of value-based care, including in kidney care, continues at a snail’s pace.

WASHINGTON — Primary care providers spent significantly more time with electronic health record documentation vs. allergy and immunology providers — both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic — research showed.