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Workflow and Process

Improving Efficiency with EHR Dashboards

Learning Objectives
1. Recognize the interdependence of data and role of context in interpreting data
2. Define a dashboard one might find in an EHR
3. Describe an example of how EHR dashboards organize data by a specific problem or purpose
4. Summarize the benefit of structured data entry to power dashboards in the EHR
5. Identify the risk for over-reliance on dashboards and the need to consider accuracy of data inputs and patient-specific interpretation
0.25 Credit
AMA EHR Workflow Learning Series
Published Online: August 19, 2021 Interactive Course
Julian Genkins, MDa;
Nadia Ismail, MD, MPH, MEdb
Author Affiliations
  • aFellow, Clinical Informatics, Hospitalist, Department of Internal Medicine, Stanford Health Care
  • bVice Dean, School of Medicine; Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Department of Education, Innovation and Technology, Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas
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Within the EHR Workflow Learning Series medical students will learn systematic and efficient ways to transform an electronic health record (EHR) into their ally. In this micro learning course about EHR dashboards you will learn how to recognize the interdependence of data and role of context in interpreting data, define a dashboard one might find in an EHR, describe an example of how EHR dashboards organize data by a specific problem or purpose, summarize the benefit of structured data entry to power dashboards in the EHR, and identify the risk for over-reliance on dashboards and the need to consider accuracy of data inputs and patient-specific interpretation.

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