For the study, researchers analyzed records of 327,695 Partners HealthCare patients with eight common chronic diseases: Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, depression, schizophrenia, diabetes, hypertension, asthma and epilepsy. Of the participants, there were 383,404 problem list entries, and researchers examined each patient’s problem list to check for any incompleteness or duplications.
Results of the analysis showed that the completeness of patients’ problem lists ranged based on disease severity. Ninety-three percent of patients with asthma had a completed problem list compared to just 73 percent of patients with hypertension. For duplications, 28 percent of patients with diabetes were duplicate but only 4.8 percent of patients with hypertension had duplicates in their problem list.
Researchers concluded there must be further studies done to examine the effect that individual EHR user behaviors and organization policies have on problem lists.
More articles on EHRs:
VA launches longitudinal patient records platform: 4 notes
SSM Health links EHR with local EMS systems for real-time data exchange
HHS interoperability rules now in effect: 5 key compliance dates to know
At the Becker's 11th Annual IT + Revenue Cycle Conference: The Future of AI & Digital Health, taking place September 14–17 in Chicago, healthcare executives and digital leaders from across the country will come together to explore how AI, interoperability, cybersecurity, and revenue cycle innovation are transforming care delivery, strengthening financial performance, and driving the next era of digital health. Apply for complimentary registration now.