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Physicians can ease switch to EHR with a step-by-step approach.(Practice Trends)(electronic health record )(Brief Article)
WASHINGTON -- Physicians are often reluctant to leap into an electronic health record system because of its complexity and the expense involved, Dr. Daniel Sands said at a health care congress sponsored by the Wall Street Journal and CNBC.
"If you're a doctor, what do you do? How do you get that [EHR] if you can't take the one big leap?" he said.
One way to start is by using electronic communications with patients and with office staff, he said. "Why don't you get rid of those stupid yellow Post-It notes you use for phone messages? A simple step like that is a good way to get people engaged with technology," said Dr. Sands of Harvard University, Boston.
Electronic prescribing is another way to bridge the gap, said Dr. Sands, who is also chief medical officer of ZixCorp, a Newton, Mass., company that sells electronic prescribing ...
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