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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, J C, Kibbe, D C, Klinkman, M S, Lehmann, C U, Fox, C H, Mitchell, J M, Mold, J W, Pace, W 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 21(5):764-771 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. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2021 Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education Go to Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education 2014 Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? Go to Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? 2016 Comparing Use of Low-Value Health Care Services Among U.S. Advanced Practice Clinicians and Physicians Go to Comparing Use of Low-Value Health Care Services Among U.S. Advanced Practice Clinicians and Physicians 2020 General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians Go to General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians
Author(s) Krist, Alex H, Beasley, J W, Crosson, J C, Kibbe, D C, Klinkman, M S, Lehmann, C U, Fox, C H, Mitchell, J M, Mold, J W, Pace, W 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 21(5):764-771 Source Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
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2014 Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? Go to Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care?
2016 Comparing Use of Low-Value Health Care Services Among U.S. Advanced Practice Clinicians and Physicians Go to Comparing Use of Low-Value Health Care Services Among U.S. Advanced Practice Clinicians and Physicians
2020 General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians Go to General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians