Practical EHR: Electronic Record Solutions for Compliance and Quality Care

For physicians and their staff, this resource describes how to use electronic health records systems, focusing on the history and physical examination component. The importance of this component is detailed, as are individual practice medical and compliance requirements. Levinson outlines standards for design features as well as a protocol that provides medical practices with control over the selection, design customization, physician training, improvement process, and transformation from paper to electronic records. Design issues and solutions for different parts of the component are detailed. Levinson had a private practice for 26 years and has since devoted his energy to physician concerns, patient care issues, challenges in the health care system, and evaluation and management coding and documentation.