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  1. Electronic Health Records (EHR) - American Medical Association

    Jan 2, 2026 · An electronic health record (EHR) digitizes a patient’s paper chart. It collects the patient’s history of conditions, tests and treatments and can be used to create a more holistic view of the …

  2. 10 challenges when switching EHRs—and how to meet them

    Jul 26, 2024 · The EHR is a driver of burnout for doctors. Then comes time to switch to a new one. Early communication, training are musts for a smooth transition.

  3. 7 EHR usability, safety challenges—and how to overcome them

    Dec 11, 2023 · EHR design, customization or configuration can contribute to patient harm. Researchers also are quantifying the physician burdens of EHRs.

  4. Best practices for providing virtual primary care, EHR inbox …

    Dec 6, 2024 · The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about virtual care and EHR inbox management.

  5. Meaningful Use: Electronic Health Record (EHR) incentive programs

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) EHR Incentive Program—also known as Meaningful Use or MU—initially provided incentives to accelerate the adoption of electronic health …

  6. Practice innovation strategies: EHR improvements

    Sep 24, 2024 · This collection of AMA STEPS Forward® Practice Innovation Strategies—including playbook and checklist PDFs—offers proven approaches on how to maximize the benefits of EHR …

  7. Five physician specialties that spend the most time in the EHR

    Sep 11, 2024 · A new study compares EHR time demands among specialties, as well as which physicians are required to do the most work after hours.

  8. “Break-the-Glass” EHR functionality | AMA

    Dec 2, 2025 · Additional information “Break-the-glass,” or “break-glass” functionality requires an EHR user to enter additional authentication information and documentation of a specific business reason …

  9. Big jump seen in EHR secure messaging. Is that a good thing?

    Feb 27, 2024 · One health system saw a 29% rise in EHR secure-message use in just six months. But does avoiding the phone offer a leg up for better care?

  10. Is order entry a physician-only EHR task? | AMA

    Oct 2, 2025 · Additionally, there is no current Medicare EHR incentive program that requires computerized provider order entry (CPOE). 1 Background CPOE is the process of electronic entry of …