An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
January 2nd, 2019
How Did Our Medical Notes Become So Useless?
Among the many complaints about electronic medical records (EMRs), the death of the useful medical note ranks very high. Notes are too long, too complex, and filled with unhelpful words. It’s often impossible to glean what the clinician thinks is going on, or what’s planned. Ever get a note from an urgent care clinic on a patient […]
Paul E. Sax, MD
Contributing Editor
NEJM Journal Watch
Infectious Diseases
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