Fixing the Achilles heel of electronic medical records: Vital information must be defined, concise, accurate and easily accessible

Eur J Intern Med. 2023 Nov:117:146-147. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.08.016. Epub 2023 Aug 25.

Authors

John Kellett¹, Niclas Skyttberg², Rijk Gans³, Frank Sebat⁴, Runolfur Palsson⁵

Affiliations

¹ Odense University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
² Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
³ University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
⁴ Mercy Medical Center, Redding, CA, USA.
⁵ Landspitali-The National University Hospital of Iceland and University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland. Electronic address: runolfur@landspitali.is.

PMID: 37634957
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.08.016

No abstract available

Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Burnout; Clinical documentation; Electronic medical records; Medical practice.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Documentation
Electronic Health Records*
Humans
Vital Signs*