"We must remember that the EHR is a tool; it should not dictate how we practice," wrote a Medscape reader. Perhaps it should not, but does it? The fact is, EHRs are far more than a method of entering ...

Healthcare is at the center of transformation in a world where technology continues to transform industries. As a nurse, how do computer documentation increase your productivity? The answer is to ...

Nurses report increased stress levels, and they have said a major contributor to burnout is unproductive charting – a burden that the KLAS Arch Collaborative says hospitals and health systems are able ...

Keeping accurate documentation and nursing charts of your patients' information is sound business practice for your health care facility, doctor's office or clinic. All health care personnel should be ...

Nursing and IT leaders told Becker’s they’re working to make their EHRs friendly for nurses by involving them in the governance process, consistently soliciting feedback and using the technology to ...

There is ongoing discussion about physician burnout and stress, but doctors aren't the only ones under pressure. A 2020 nursing survey found that almost two-thirds of nurses (62%) experienced burnout ...

My training to become a surgical nurse taught me much more than I expected. The hospital hosting the perioperative course was in the midst of implementing an electronic operating room management ...

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago has published the first quantitative study on the divergent scopes of practice for nurses and doctors. The study ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elsevier, a global information analytics business specializing in science and health, and LogicStream Health, a leading provider of clinical process improvement and ...

Before EHRs were implemented, they were touted as a huge step forward in patient care. They were supposed to be more accurate, safer, timelier, and faster. Computers were going to free up nurses to ...