Practical Master Tips From a Tech-Savvy EHR User
Tech-Savvy Users In my mind, there is a significant difference between knowing tips and tricks to make your life easier in the clinic and being innately curious to explore and navigate technology. Over the years, my tech-savvy mentors and friends tended to dig deeper and explore the EHR. They came up with exciting tips and handed them to […]
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Four Pearls to Dramatically Boost Your Workflow Efficiency
EHR Workflow During my preparation for the board exam in clinical informatics, I found it interesting to study workflow management. Different doctors have vastly different workflows. Some prefer to start with the labs and imaging studies, while others begin with scheduled appointments and documents. The default setting for your EHR may not match what you […]
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Master the Essentials of Your EHR
Core Aspects It’s important to understand the core aspects of any sophisticated computer application and learn shortcuts to quicken processes. For instance, in the current version of Cerner, there’s a Provider View designed to be the home page where you can get everything done. The page has three panes: the left side for the navigation […]
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Can Physicians Find Joy In Practice? Exploring Fulfillment Strategies
Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things. (Peter Drucker) Efficiency and Effectivenss Efficiency and effectiveness are two different concepts. Running fast is not enough if you are not heading in the right direction. Therefore, it’s important to choose the right path first, and then you can move forward as fast as […]
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Can Simple Tips Save Time and Effort in EHR?
I received a call from a friend who is an endocrinologist and trusts my informatics and computer skills. She was using her laptop screen, which is smaller than a regular monitor, and had her screen zoom at 75% to navigate all the EHR capabilities. She contacted the Helpdesk, but they were unable to solve her […]
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Revenue Tracking: Is it Important?
Intro & Relation to (MD Efficacy) MD Efficacy aims to maximize physicians’ efficiency and effectiveness. To achieve that, approaches to increase efficiency were discussed previously and shared in the published book, No Work After Hours, and I will continue to tackle them in this blog down the road. In addition, having an in-depth understanding of various […]
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Can Keyboard Shortcuts Save the Clinicians’ Time?
The Paved Path What is an easy way to deal with computers? To have descriptive labeled icons that you can easily click on to get the job done. A technology named Graphical User Interface (GUI). It’s pretty simple and self-explanatory. For example, to open Microsoft Word (assuming you don’t have a desktop shortcut and that you […]
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How to achieve Effective Documentation? Different Ways
The patient encounter is the core of clinical physician practices. That’s why we went to medical school from the very beginning. The excitement and passion for seeing sick patients and helping them on the path of healing is an ambition. One skill set is to be a good clinician, and another is to ensure an […]
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How to Combine Clinic Efficiency and Effectiveness? Intro!
We Are Lucky We are lucky and privileged to be physicians. It is a rewarding career where we impact others significantly, frequently many. Seeing the result of our work is rewarding and fulfilling, and it is the reason to keep us going every day. It was not an easy path; it necessitated a lot of […]
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