RT Book, Section A1 Khan, Abu N.G.A. A2 Schafermeyer, Robert A2 Tenenbein, Milton A2 Macias, Charles G. A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 Yamamoto, Loren G. SR Print(0) ID 1105688633 T1 Electronic Medical Record T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-182926-7 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105688633 RD 2024/10/14 AB Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are evolving as an integral technology for use in medical practice. They have the potential to improve quality and safety in modern health care, and reduce cost.“Meaningful use” is the set of standards, defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Incentive Programs that must be met by eligible providers and hospitals to earn incentive payments.Clinical decision support (CDS) is an important element in improving healthcare delivery. It is also a measure of “meaningful use.”The emergency department electronic medical records (ED EMRs) should be integrated with the hospital EHR, preferably as different faces or displays of the same EHR system.The ED EMR module must have additional special features to optimally match the workflow of the ED, including a dynamic status board and ability to create a chart quickly.ED EMR documentation for teaching physicians must comply with CMS regulations.The ED is a 24/7 dynamic service. It is important to have a clear down time policy and procedure in case the system fails partially or completely.There is a large gap between the postulated and empirically demonstrated benefits of eHealth technologies. It is vital that future eHealth technologies are evaluated against a comprehensive set of measures.