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, John W, Crosson, Jesse C, Kibbe, David C, Klinkman, Michael S, Lehmann, C U, Fox, Chester 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 2015 Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification Go to Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification 2024 Small Independent Primary Care Practices Serving Socially Vulnerable Urban Populations Go to Small Independent Primary Care Practices Serving Socially Vulnerable Urban Populations 2025 Shifting Patterns of Vaccine Delivery Before and After COVID-19: The Declining Role of Primary Care Go to Shifting Patterns of Vaccine Delivery Before and After COVID-19: The Declining Role of Primary Care 2023 Foundational Collective Actions for Achieving Agile High-Quality Primary Care in the United States Go to Foundational Collective Actions for Achieving Agile High-Quality Primary Care in the United States
Author(s) Krist, Alex H, Beasley, John W, Crosson, Jesse C, Kibbe, David C, Klinkman, Michael S, Lehmann, C U, Fox, Chester 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 2015 Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification Go to Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification 2024 Small Independent Primary Care Practices Serving Socially Vulnerable Urban Populations Go to Small Independent Primary Care Practices Serving Socially Vulnerable Urban Populations 2025 Shifting Patterns of Vaccine Delivery Before and After COVID-19: The Declining Role of Primary Care Go to Shifting Patterns of Vaccine Delivery Before and After COVID-19: The Declining Role of Primary Care 2023 Foundational Collective Actions for Achieving Agile High-Quality Primary Care in the United States Go to Foundational Collective Actions for Achieving Agile High-Quality Primary Care in the United States
2015 Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification Go to Smaller Practices Are Less Likely to Report PCMH Certification
2024 Small Independent Primary Care Practices Serving Socially Vulnerable Urban Populations Go to Small Independent Primary Care Practices Serving Socially Vulnerable Urban Populations
2025 Shifting Patterns of Vaccine Delivery Before and After COVID-19: The Declining Role of Primary Care Go to Shifting Patterns of Vaccine Delivery Before and After COVID-19: The Declining Role of Primary Care
2023 Foundational Collective Actions for Achieving Agile High-Quality Primary Care in the United States Go to Foundational Collective Actions for Achieving Agile High-Quality Primary Care in the United States
