Markel A., The American Journal of Medicine, 123(5)
I strongly identify with the subject of the editorial by Siegler and Adelman. Many of the problems described regarding the “copy and paste” issue are of the same magnitude at our Medical Center.
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Siegler, Eugenia L., and Ronald Adelman, The American Journal of Medicine, 112(6)
The electronic health record offers numerous advantages over its paper counterpart: the ability to access a chart from any location; the opportunity for multiple viewers to read or contribute to a chart simultaneously; legibility; and the ease of incorporation of data into the note, without transcription error.
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O'Donnell HC et al, Journal of General Internal Medicine, 24(1)
BACKGROUND:
The ability to copy and paste text within computerized physician documentation facilitates electronic note writing, but may affect the quality of physician notes and patient care. Little is known about physicians’ collective experience with the copy and paste function (CPF).
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