Psychiatr News April 18, 2008
Volume 43, Number 8, page 6
© 2008 American Psychiatric Association
EMR Function Checklist
Below is a list of functions that electronic medical record (EMR) systems
should have to be fully operational in a health information network. The list
was included in a study in Florida published in the Journal of Medical Quality
and was derived from a 2003 report by the Institute of Medicine (see
Physicians Cite Multiple Roadblocks Hindering EMR Adoption).
- Clinical notes
- Patient demographics
- Medication list
- Diagnosis
- Allergies
- Problem list
- Procedures
- Patient scheduling
- Electronically available lab data/results
- Electronic prescribing of medications
- Electronically available X-ray results
- Electronic order entry (i.e., labs, X-rays)
- Patient-education materials
- Off-site access/log-in capability
- Access to reference material
- Electronic connection to pharmacy info
- Coding advice to physicians
- Preventive-service reminders
- Growth charting
- Weight-based dosing calculations
- Clinical decision support
- Advance directives
- Auto-updated insurance coverage data
Related Article:
-
Physicians Cite Multiple Roadblocks Hindering EMR Adoption
- Mark Moran
Psychiatr News 2008 43: 6-7.
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