Abstract
This chapter describes the basic components of electronic health record (EHR) systems. It summarizes recent regulations aimed at increasing the use of EHRs, including the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, meaningful-use criteria, and federal certification of EHR systems. The chapter discusses potential laboratory concerns and regulatory issues associated with increased use of EHRs in physician practices. It provides laboratory strategies for information management in the EHR era. The laboratory information system (LIS) was interfaced to an EHR that stored essentially all the information about a patient that previously was contained in a patient’s physical chart or record. The federal meaningful-use requirements increased the demand for LIS interfaces with various EHR products in use by healthcare facilities and private physician practices. The EHR provides many opportunities for the laboratory to improve the process of ordering and interpreting laboratory tests.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Clinical Laboratory Management |
Subtitle of host publication | Third Edition |
Publisher | Wiley |
Pages | 660-673 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781683673941 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781683673910 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2024 |
Keywords
- electronic health records
- information management
- laboratory information system
- laboratory tests
- regulations
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Immunology and Microbiology
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences