{"id":32378,"date":"2009-04-27T10:06:36","date_gmt":"2009-04-27T10:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/electronic_medical_records_can\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T15:59:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:59:55","slug":"electronic-medical-records-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/electronic-medical-records-can\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronic Medical Records Can Reduce Errors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years our Georgia medical malpractice lawyers have been involved in medical negligence lawsuits involving missing or improperly documented medical records. In an effort to avoid such problems the federal government is pressuring medical professionals and facilities to adopt electronic record keeping. While this has the potential to eliminate life threatening record keeping errors, there are also potential dangers associated with this system.<\/p>\n<p>Electronic medical records allow healthcare professionals to easily document medical findings. With just a few keystrokes, a physician or PA can describe a full medical exam using predesigned templates. However, using boilerplate templates for every patient can have serious shortfalls. Reviewing pages of repetitive documentation can be time consuming and lead to increased chances of missing important findings. Overlooking important findings in records has in our experience been a leading cause of harm to patients.<\/p>\n<p>The use of templates can also result in the wrong template being used for a particular condition or patient. It has been reported that a neurologist who had just converted to electronic medical records discovered that the template documented a finding of orientation to time, place, and person for a one year old. Children this young cannot be tested in this manner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/electronic-medical-records-can\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Electronic Medical Records Can Reduce Errors\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years our Georgia medical malpractice lawyers have been involved in medical negligence lawsuits involving missing or improperly documented medical records. In an effort to avoid such problems the federal government is pressuring medical professionals and facilities to adopt electronic record keeping. 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