One of the perks of electronic health records is that they make patient information sortable. All the bits of the information entered into separate boxes on a patient chart can be categorized and filtered.
That gives physicians the power to easily and quickly create lists of patients who, for example, had an abnormal lab test or have complained of nausea after starting on a new prescription.
These patient lists, or registries, are meant to help physicians manage patients more proactively and more closely monitor their own work. They could become an important tool as state and national regulators look to hold doctors and hospitals more accountable to quality measures. To read full article please click here
