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The transition from paper chart to electronic medical records (EMR) was intended to improve patient safety, reduce healthcare spending, and improve physician efficiency. Despite these good intentions, the implementation of EMR has shown to increase physician burnout and reduce clinical efficiency. This chapter explores how ophthalmologists differ in their clinical practice and time charting on EMR from other specialties in medicine, how physician gender plays a role on total time charting on EMR, and gives suggestions on improving clinical efficiency for all EMR users.
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Kaplan, A.D. (2021). Improving Efficiency with EMR in Your Clinic and OR. In: Weng, C.Y., Berrocal, A.M. (eds) Women in Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59335-3_9
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