A millennial doctor ’s love-hate relationship with EHRs

At the start of the transition to electronic health records (EHRs), I was totally on board as one would expect of a millennial doctor. I, along with my fellow millennials, grew up alongside the internet. We can type with our eyes closed, navigate pop-ups in a jiffy and intuitively know how to manipulate electronic charts to serve our purposes. But, I did find myself in a unique position in the millennial doctor cohort — I am an ancient millennial, if you will. Early on in my career, I remember documenting in five-pound paper charts and trying to decipher the illegible scribbles of specialists, too afraid to call them for clarification. As one of the first young doctors to face the transition between paper charts and EHRs, I fully embraced their benefits with open arms. Instead of handwriting labs on a carbon piece of paper and hoping the right labs would get drawn somehow, I could electronically order the labs I wanted and know they were input correctly. I could actually read progress notes and consultations! Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Tech Health IT Primary Care Source Type: blogs