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Workflow and Process

Dealing with Missing Data

Learning Objectives
1. Explain the role of the EHR fundamentally as a communication tool
2. Recognize that information flows into and out of the EHR, and how that flow might be disrupted
3. State what steps can be taken to identify disruptions in a workflow
4. Identify how chart search can assist in finding the disruption in a workflow
5. Discuss the need to avoid complacency when data is missing or erroneous and take responsibility to follow-up (data stewardship)
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 missing data you will learn how to explain the role of the EHR fundamentally as a communication tool, recognize that information flows into and out of the EHR, and understand how that flow might be disrupted. You will also learn to state what steps can be taken to identify disruptions in a workflow, identify how chart search can assist in finding the disruption in a workflow, and discuss the need to avoid complacency when data is missing or erroneous and take responsibility to follow-up (data stewardship).

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