Perspectives
Streamlining Electronic Medical Records: Remove the Copy-Forward Option
Abstract
Documentation and record keeping constitute a key feature of modern health care, often requiring more than half of the physician’s time during a patient visit.1 Electronic medical records (EMRs) have replaced handwritten notes and laboratory data printouts and have revolutionized patient record keeping in the last decade. The main advantage of EMRs is that patient information is contained in a centralized system and is easily accessed by multiple healthcare providers (HCPs), who can update information in a single patient record simultaneously.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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