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Home Research Research Library Electronic health record functionality needed to better support primary care Electronic health record functionality needed to better support primary care 2014 Author(s) Krist, Alex H, Beasley, J W, Crosson, Jesse C, Kibbe, David C, Klinkman, M S, Lehmann, C U, Fox, C H, Mitchell, J M, Mold, James W, Pace, Wilson D, Peterson, K A, Phillips, Robert L, Post, R, Puro, Jon, Raddock, M, Simkus, R, and Waldren, S E Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Health Information Technology (HIT) Volume Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Source Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Electronic health records (EHRs) must support primary care clinicians and patients, yet many clinicians remain dissatisfied with their system. This article presents a consensus statement about gaps in current EHR functionality and needed enhancements to support primary care. The Institute of Medicine primary care attributes were used to define needs and meaningful use (MU) objectives to define EHR functionality. Current objectives remain focused on disease rather than the whole person, ignoring factors such as personal risks, behaviors, family structure, and occupational and environmental influences. Primary care needs EHRs to move beyond documentation to interpreting and tracking information over time, as well as patient-partnering activities, support for team-based care, population-management tools that deliver care, and reduced documentation burden. While stage 3 MU’s focus on outcomes is laudable, enhanced functionality is still needed, including EHR modifications, expanded use of patient portals, seamless integration with external applications, and advancement of national infrastructure and policies. ABFM Research Read all 2011 Establishing a baseline: health information technology adoption among family medicine diplomates Go to Establishing a baseline: health information technology adoption among family medicine diplomates 2018 Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition and Diabetes Control Among Health Centers: Exploring the Role of Enabling Services Go to Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition and Diabetes Control Among Health Centers: Exploring the Role of Enabling Services 2020 Gender Differences in Personal and Organizational Mechanisms to Address Burnout Among Family Physicians Go to Gender Differences in Personal and Organizational Mechanisms to Address Burnout Among Family Physicians 2021 The Need for Coaches in the Clinical World Go to The Need for Coaches in the Clinical World
Author(s) Krist, Alex H, Beasley, J W, Crosson, Jesse C, Kibbe, David C, Klinkman, M S, Lehmann, C U, Fox, C H, Mitchell, J M, Mold, James W, Pace, Wilson D, Peterson, K A, Phillips, Robert L, Post, R, Puro, Jon, Raddock, M, Simkus, R, and Waldren, S E Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Health Information Technology (HIT) Volume Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Source Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
ABFM Research Read all 2011 Establishing a baseline: health information technology adoption among family medicine diplomates Go to Establishing a baseline: health information technology adoption among family medicine diplomates 2018 Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition and Diabetes Control Among Health Centers: Exploring the Role of Enabling Services Go to Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition and Diabetes Control Among Health Centers: Exploring the Role of Enabling Services 2020 Gender Differences in Personal and Organizational Mechanisms to Address Burnout Among Family Physicians Go to Gender Differences in Personal and Organizational Mechanisms to Address Burnout Among Family Physicians 2021 The Need for Coaches in the Clinical World Go to The Need for Coaches in the Clinical World
2011 Establishing a baseline: health information technology adoption among family medicine diplomates Go to Establishing a baseline: health information technology adoption among family medicine diplomates
2018 Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition and Diabetes Control Among Health Centers: Exploring the Role of Enabling Services Go to Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition and Diabetes Control Among Health Centers: Exploring the Role of Enabling Services
2020 Gender Differences in Personal and Organizational Mechanisms to Address Burnout Among Family Physicians Go to Gender Differences in Personal and Organizational Mechanisms to Address Burnout Among Family Physicians