"We must remember that the EHR is a tool; it should not dictate how we practice," wrote a Medscape reader. Perhaps it should not, but does it? The fact is, EHRs are far more than a method of entering ...

Keeping accurate documentation and nursing charts of your patients' information is sound business practice for your health care facility, doctor's office or clinic. All health care personnel should be ...

Close your eyes, and picture a nurse at work. What do you see? An older person with a nursing cap, eye glasses resting on the nose, and pen in hand while studying a patient’s chart? Or, do you see a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) -Doctors and nurses are at odds over a controversial bill involving oversight for nurses is making its way through the Tennessee legislature. Julie Hamm has been an Advanced ...

Hand-in-hand with real-time charting is point-of-care documentation, representing another change in nurses' workflow ushered in by EHRs. The idea is that computer workstations would be located in ...