De-adopting low-value EHR practices
Inspired by a recent article from the Journal of the American Medical Association about de-adopting low-value care, Dr. Craig Joseph shares three EHR practices he believes should be de-adopted for better results.
Posts by: Dr. Craig Joseph, Chief Medical Officer
EHR
October 29, 2020
How to find your broken EHR windows
In his second blog post on broken EHR windows, Dr. Craig Joseph discusses how to find those problem areas in your system.
EHR
October 14, 2020
Broken Windows theory and the EHR
Dr. Craig Joseph applies the Broken Window theory to the EHR and makes a case for fixing the minor errors.
Performance Improvement
September 30, 2020
The risks of EHR theater
Dr. Craig Joseph discusses "EHR theater" a term he's dubbed to describe the false sense of security pop-up warnings and alerts present in the EHR.
Performance Improvement
August 26, 2020
How little things can make a big difference
Dr. Joseph discusses how small healthcare information technology changes can have outsized results on clinical/operational staff and patients.
Advisory
August 12, 2020
Reimagining physician documentation
With new federal rules aimed at reducing documentation for physicians and giving patients greater access to PHI, now is the time to rethink documentation.
digital health
July 29, 2020
Are quality metrics becoming MacGuffins of healthcare?
When we focus too much on quality metrics and too little on the patient, then we're chasing after the wrong goal.
Performance Improvement
July 15, 2020
Information Blocking: To block or not to block
Recent legislation will allow patients easier access to their chart data, so prepare for dicussions about privacy protections and data blocking.
Performance Improvement
July 1, 2020
2021 E/M code documentation: It’s the end of the world, and I feel fine
Nordic's CMO dives into the history of E/M codes and how a proposed CMS rule change could help eliminate unneccessary documentation.