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EHR documentation burdens increasing with virtual care expansion, says study

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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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Clinicians have spent even more time in the EHR during COVID-19 – is telehealth to blame?

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By July 2020, clinicians were spending consistently more time in the EHR than before COVID-19. As researchers noted in the study, clinicians in the United States already have a greater EHR burden than those outside the country , potentially (but not always ) contributing to burnout. minutes of EHR active-use time.

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Health IT execs offer thoughts on the big issues of 2021

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" EHRs: Automation can help. Burnout has been an ongoing scourge at hospitals for years now, and the crushing demands of the pandemic have only made it worse for physicians , nurses , telehealth managers and others. " Telehealth: Now what? As has been shown, the causes of clinician burnout are multifactorial.

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Telehealth, linked with Allscripts EHR and app, helps keep docs in business

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Cary Medical Group uses the Allscripts Professional EHR and the FollowMyHealth patient portal. The physicians in Cary Medical Group's practice have been using Allscripts Professional EHR since 2003. The tools also integrated with Raleigh Medical Group's telehealth solutions and Phreesia check-in platform.

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Feds release final guidance on telehealth, RPM security

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence published its final guidance this week on securing telehealth and remote patient monitoring ecosystems. " The future build may include direct messaging from the RPM systems to the EHR," they wrote. THE LARGER TREND.

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Top 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2020

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A massive nationwide scale-up of telehealth and remote patient monitoring unlike anything yet seen. The hope, of course, is that the galvanizing technology innovations that have emerged from the stress and disruption of the past year will be foundational to a better, brighter world in 2021 and beyond. Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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Health IT Investment: The Next Five Years

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News The next investment priorities for telehealth, RPM and connected health Seven health system IT executives explain how they're strategizing to build on the post-. By Bill Siwicki | November 15, 2021. By Bill Siwicki | November 01, 2021. By Bill Siwicki | October 18, 2021. Taking Stock of Progress and Looking Ahead.

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