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China to pilot standards for virtual primary care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It also facilitates referrals, hospital appointment bookings, nursing care, and post-discharge follow-ups. The Ping An Family Doctor platform also provides access to EHRs, allows the uploading of medical reports, and generates AI-driven personalised health plans.

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Improving EHR Systems with User Experience and Interface Design to Reduce Clinician Burnout and Enhance Workflow Efficiency

Healthcare IT Today

A recent study found that primary care physicians (PCPs) spend 28.9 minutes on EHR per visit trying to find the time to do this for every patient in addition to all of their other tasks is very difficult. One solution to this problem lies in the EHR systems’ user experience and interface design.

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Telehealth, hybrid care adding to physicians' EHR workload

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While telehealth alone doesn't appear to add significantly to a primary care physician's workload, mixing modalities – telehealth and in-person hybrid care environments – led to a 6% increase in time spent with documentary and EHR work, new research shows. more medical record review minutes.

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EHR documentation burdens increasing with virtual care expansion, says study

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

WHY IT MATTERS The study proposed that if telemedicine expansion indicates physicians spending more overall time in EHRs, health systems and policymakers may need to alter productivity expectations and their reimbursement policies. They found that physician time spent working in the EHR during patient scheduled hours increased from 4.53

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ECRI, EHR Association put forth safety practices for behavioral health IT

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ECRI's Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety is working with the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association chart some of the common challenges involved in integrating behavioral health systems with primary care EHRs. Optimize clinical documentation for behavioral health and primary care integration.

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OntarioMD Study Validates the Hype of AI Scribes

Healthcare IT Today

79% of participants said they were able to spend more time on patient care. Healthcare IT Today caught up with Robert Fox, CEO at OntarioMD and Chris Sulway, Chief of Strategy at OntarioMD to learn more about the study. There is the potential for AI to help with the shortage of physicians in primary care.

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Healthcare’s Digital Evolution: Transforming Patient Care with Your EHR

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Bill Lewkowski, Vice President of Strategic Client Services at HCTec Gone are the days when patients or couriers physically transported copies of patient records from their primary care physician’s office, lab or imagining center to a specialist. hospitals and almost half of U.S hospital beds.

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