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Federal proposal aims to move doctors back to face-to-face interventions
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
Key clinical point: A new federal proposal aims to move physicians away from the keyboard and back face-to-face with patients.
Major finding: The proposal is designed to reduce the time and effort to record information in electronic health records (EHRs) and to meet regulatory requirements, in addition to improving the functionality and ease of use of EHRs.
Study details: Among the proposed strategies are: standardizing basic clinical operations across all EHRs, designing EHR interfaces that are standard to health care delivery, and better integration of the EHR with the exam room.