Finding the value of EHRs
EHR adoption has been a slow process as physicians struggle to see its effects on patient care. Hospitals & Health Networks Daily recently shared the following practical tips for hospitals to help physicians find the value of EHRs:
• Acknowledge and accept physicians' concerns with EHRs as legitimate and important to address
• View the patient as a stakeholder in the EHR development
• Allow nonphysicians to interact and input data to the EHR under immediate physician supervision, allowing the physician to focus on the patient
• Actively pursue EHR interoperability with other systems at facilities in your community