Why Structured Language Works Against You
The Health IT industry is pushing an approach that will force doctors to express themselves using discrete data instead of normal language.
We think they’re crazy!
How Structured Language works against you.
An EMR should make your life easier, not more complex.
If you believe that the current Levels of Service requirements are insane, just wait until your EHR forces you to use ”structured-ese” rather than normal language to express your medical thoughts. When documenting medicine, absolutely nothing beats using regular language.
Of course, as a physician you probably agree, or otherwise you would have gone to Engineering School!
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