Tuesday, October 28, 2014
EHRs Can Place Excessive Data Entry Burden on Physicians
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JOHNSON CITY, TN -- A new study by WebChartMD indicates that as little as 7% of data in a typical patient note is required to be structured in order to meet Meaningful Use. The percentage rose to 9% when lab data was present.
The study analyzed one hundred de-identified orthopedic and cardiovascular patient notes obtained from MTSamples.com.
While a larger body of documents needs to be analyzed to confirm study findings, the key takeaway...