Why electronic health records are failing patients: the dark side of copy and paste

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Join us for an insightful conversation with Erica E. Remer, a physician and clinical documentation specialist, as we explore the challenges and pitfalls of electronic medical records (EHRs). Erica delves into the impact of copy and paste (C&P) practices and the degradation of clinical documentation on patient care and quality metrics. Discover the reasons behind the prevalence of bad documentation habits and explore potential solutions, including reciprocal auditing and a documentation timeout. Don't miss this engaging discussion on the importance of responsible and effective clinical communication with a seasoned expert in the field. Erica E. Remer is a physician and clinical documentation specialist. She is creator, icd10md Documentation Modules for Providers with CME. She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "Fixing the broken system: Improving clinical documentation in health care." The Podcast by KevinMD is brought to you by the Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience. With a growing physician shortage, increasing burnout, and declining patient satisfaction, a dramatic change is needed to make health care more efficient and effective and bring back the joy of practicing medicine. AI-driven ambient clinical intelligence promises to help by revolutionizing patient and provider experiences with clinical documentation that writes itself. The Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience, or DAX for short, is a voice-enabled, ambient clinical intelligence solution that automatically captures patient encounters securely and accurately at the point of care. Physicians who use DAX have reported a 50 percent decrease in documentation time and a 70 percent reduction in feelings of burnout, and 83 percent of patients say their physician is more personable and conversational. Rediscover the joy of medicine with clinical documentation that writes itself, all within the EHR. VISIT SPONSOR → https://nuance.com/daxinaction SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast RECOMMENDED BY KEVINMD → https://www.kevinmd.com/recommended GET CME FOR THIS EPISODE → https://earnc.me/glzCLN Powered by CMEfy.

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