Electronic medical records and quality improvement.

Abstract:

:Widespread adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) in the United States is transforming the practice of medicine from a paper-based cottage industry into an integrated health care delivery system. Most physicians and institutions view the widespread use of EMRs to be inevitable. But the transformation has not been painless. Many have questioned whether the substantial investment in electronic health records has really been justified by improved patient outcomes or quality of care. This article describes historical and recent efforts to use EMRs to improve the quality of patient care, and provides a roadmap of EMR uses for the foreseeable future.

journal_name

Neurosurg Clin N Am

authors

Carter JT

doi

10.1016/j.nec.2014.11.018

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-04-01 00:00:00

pages

245-51, ix

issue

2

eissn

1042-3680

issn

1558-1349

pii

S1042-3680(14)00153-3

journal_volume

26

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