Search results for "EHRs"
One action that could ease our EHR pain
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com in a commentary on a study published recently in Annals of Internal Medicine that quantitated the biggest problem with EHRs.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/27/6.htm
27 Sep 2016
Improving paper charts to prep for EHRs
Practices should organize their paper charts to ease to conversion to electronic health records. To ease the transitions, ACP has assembled useful forms to download and customize.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/11/cpii.htm
1 Nov 2009
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/10/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Oct 2021
Hypertension performance measure ‘flawed’
While ACP's Performance Measurement Committee considers the Controlling High Blood Pressure measure to be “high impact,” it determined after review in July 2021 that it does not support the measure due to uncertain validity.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/04/hypertension-performance-measure-flawed.htm
1 Apr 2022
Application deadline extended for meaningful use hardship exception
Physicians now have until July 1, 2016 to apply for a hardship exception to the 2015 reporting requirements for Medicare's EHR Incentive Program, or meaningful use.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/22/5.htm
22 Mar 2016
Observe, listen, feel: Going back to Osler
These three skills hold enormous opportunity to strengthen physicians' diagnostic acumen.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/03/observe-listen-feel-going-back-to-osler.htm
1 Mar 2022
Helping more patients quit smoking
Asking patients about smoking and advising them to quit is not enough to set them up for success.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/helping-more-patients-quit-smoking.htm
1 Jun 2022
The bad, the ugly and the good of electronic health records
EHRs have significant pluses and minuses.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/presidents.htm
1 Jul 2013
AI predictive models shown to be potentially unreliable over time in clinical settings
A simulation study based on ICU data found that using artificial intelligence (AI) to try to improve predictions of acute kidney injury and mortality could actually impair existing models' performance.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/10/10/4.htm
10 Oct 2023
U.S. statin use plateaued in 2013 to 2018
Most U.S. adults with the strongest guideline recommendations for primary prevention with statins are not receiving them, including those with diabetes, extremely high cholesterol levels, or 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease over 20%, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/12/05/1.htm
5 Dec 2023