LOS ANGELES — Embedding a new discharge order set into electronic health records (EHRs) with a preselected 5-day antibiotic course for children aged 2 years or older diagnosed with acute otitis media (AOM) cut antibiotic duration sharply, according to new data presented at the Infectious Disease Week (IDWeek) 2024 Annual Meeting. “We were effectively able to...
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EHR Copy and Paste Can Get Physicians Into Trouble
Leigh Page Physicians who misuse the “copy-and-paste” feature in patients’ electronic health records (EHRs) can face serious consequences, including lost hospital privileges, fines, and malpractice lawsuits. In California, a locum tenens physician lost her hospital privileges after repeatedly violating the copy-and-paste policy developed at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa, California. “Her use of copy...
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How EHR Nudges Improve Clinician Burden and Increase Screening Orders
By Christopher Jason December 10, 2019 – With doctors’ busy schedules and the ongoing issue of clinician burden, an EHR “nudge” may be effective to prompt medical assistants to set up and order cancer screenings for doctors to sign once they see the patient. Clinician burden is high, reports confirm, and with other conflicting issues like limited patient engagement...