Quillen Physicians EHR
  • Home
  • Population Health
  • Opioid Documents
  • Family Medicine
  • Tips & Tricks Weekly
  • V.20 Training Home Page
  • V.20 Training: Logging On
  • V.20 Basic Changes
  • V.20 Schedule
  • V.20 Chart
  • V.20 Notes
  • V.20 Rx
  • V.20 Tasks
  • Prenatal
  • Physical Therapy
  • Medical Abbreviations
  • Nurse Training Documentation
  • Training Videos
  • Coding
  • Lactation

The Notorious EHR

5/8/2013

3 Comments

 
Picture
I’ve never been a huge rap music fan. Some of it I like, especially the “old-school” hits from my high school days, but for the most part, I can’t really name that many hits...or tell you much about one of the most well-known rappers—Notorious B.I.G.—whose murder in 1997 still has L.A. police stumped. 

As little as I know about him, there are many times I think about him...or at least make an association with his name. A matter of fact, it happens more often than I like, or any of us using our EHR. It’s that moment … when our patients are filling the lobby… and exam rooms...and backing up at the check out line. It’s the exact moment when we are about to click the yellow COMMIT button ….and then—NOTHING. The system has frozen up , maybe an hour glass is staring you in the face. And you feel helpless, stuck, and above all—FRUSTRATED.

On my end, it’s the constant ringing of the phone, the rush to contact our system support at Blue Ridge, and the  back log of Help Desk tickets notifying us that the system is locked. 

It’s that moment I think of Notorious...more specifically, the Notorious E.H.R.

But maybe we should all take a moment to reflect (and I include myself here) on life before the Notorious E.H.R.  I would love to see a report on how many hours each of our offices spent tracking down paper charts for the next day’s clinic (especially the “lost” ones), and how many times we got frustrated trying to dig through especially large paper charts looking for the last year’s lab results. Or perhaps the hours spent dictating, transcribing, and faxing referral letters...and the money spent doing so. And have you ever tried to gather data tracked on paper? I’m sure the manpower, time, and money spent on major research projects was barely covered by the grant money applied for by the office staff. I don’t think any of you will be rapping a verse from Notorious B.I.G.’s track “Want That Old Thing Back.” 

I say all of this because, as I read through the piles of literature on Meaningful Use, and as I hear the woes of so many Notorious E.H.R. users, and as I try to brainstorm better ways to support our excellent providers and clinic staff, I realize that we have come a long way. . . .and didn’t mama say “they’ll be days like this”?  (Okay, so that’s not a Notorious B.I.G. song, but I’m sure his mama probably told him the same thing.)

Just the other day, one of my son’s teachers, after noticing my name badge,  said to me, “I never thought I’d say ‘I love my doctors’, but I really do love my doctors.” She was referring to our providers at OB/GYN. She didn’t complain about the wait, she didn’t complain about the computers….all she saw was a great group of physicians providing the best of care. 

So the next time the system freezes up, or the computer crashes, or whatever may bring to mind that Notorious E.H.R., try taking a deep breath, and maybe even rap a tune: 

Sky is the limit and you know that you keep on/
Just keep on pressin on  
(Notorious B.I.G., 1997)

3 Comments
https://www.essaywritingland.com/ link
2/7/2018 01:03:30 am

The guy we saw in this photo is very notorious in this area's. People want that they leave this place because this guy is teasing him and this is not good for the others. That's why they are trying to handover this guy to the cop.

Reply
write my essay paper link
3/5/2018 03:35:48 am

I additionally wish you glad birthday since this is imperative day for the life of Linday at any rate I am searching for knolwedge to compose my exposition. I think I have to visit more pages for that reasons at any rate the hues and plan of that birthday card is exceptionally lovely.

Reply
zipjob link
8/18/2022 10:19:16 am

The Notorious EHR is a book written by the author, Jeannie Baker. It is about a girl named Allie who lives in a world where everyone has an electronic implant that allows them to access the internet. When Allie becomes curious about her own implant, she learns that her implant was actually created by terrorists. This book is written in first person perspective and is set in the future.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Home

    Authors

    The Quillen EHR Green Team
    Bridget Garland
    Monaco Briggs
    Tracy Jones
    Jennifer Logan

    Archives

    July 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    January 2014
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    March 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012

    Categories

    All
    Clinical Quality Measures
    Clinical Summary
    Core Objectives
    Meaningful Use
    Medications
    Patient Care
    Security
    Stage 2
    Stage 3
    Workflows
    Zombies

    RSS Feed

Follow My Health log in
What did my doctor mean by that?
Find an ETSU Provider
Photo used under Creative Commons from john.schultz