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Special Requirements for Electronic Health Records in Dermatology

Few issues in dermatology practice management evoke as much emotion as the topic of the use of electronic health records (EHRs).


 

Mark D. Kaufmann, MD, and Shraddha Desai, MD

Government incentives and mandates to increase the meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR), with subsequent disincentives by Medicare, have made a significant push for dermatologists to adopt this technology into their practices. EHRs were originally developed for primary care physicians; however, owing to the unique features of dermatology, specialty-specific systems are a must. In this article, we discuss the special needs of dermatologists when choosing an EHR system.

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