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Articles by Jack Berdy

MEDICAL DICTATION: Crossing the Chasm from Paper Charts to Intelligent Records

The concept of a paperless chart has been around for years now and usually refers to the creation of an electronic patient record (EPR). An EPR at the most basic level involves the physician typing in all the patient information and going through a series of screens that force him or her down a certain path. (Some organizations may use the term CDR, EMR, or CPR, however for the purpose of consistency in this article, we will use EPR throughout.)