Get Older Patients Vaccinated to Boost Their Immunity against COVID-19
Elderly patients make frequent visits to the emergency department. This is because as an individual grows older, the immune system becomes slower to respond, which increases the risk of getting sick. Medical documentation of elderly patients needs to be maintained properly so that appropriate
Key Tips to Document Operative Notes in a Practice [INFOGRAPHIC]
Operative note is an important part of the medical chart that refers to a surgeon’s report and includes all necessary documentation regarding all the procedures ranging from what operation a patient had, what was found during surgery, and the post-operative instructions from the surgeon. Operative
Top Strategies to Address EHR Usability Challenges
Electronic health record (EHR) adoption in the United States has reached a new high at 89%, according to a recent SelectHub report. However, even as EHR systems are constantly evolving, usability issues still persist. Surveys have found that lack of user-friendliness and documentation issues
Solving the Problems Associated with Problem Lists in the EHR
The patient problem list, a key component of the electronic health record (EHR), is a list of the important illnesses, injuries, and other factors impacting a patient’s health. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) defines the problem list as “a compilation of clinically relevant
Telehealth a Viable Tool to Combat the Obesity Epidemic
The electronic medical record (EMR) contains a ton of information – the patient’s medical history, diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, immunization dates, allergies, results of lab tests, and radiology images. Outsourcing medical transcription helps providers ensure up-to-date information in the EMR. Today, integration of the
