(Continued from Part 2) By seeing what is being done to expand the capability of EHRs to truly raise the bar in improving patient outcomes, we begin to get a better appreciation of how all the different elements of health care reform fit together. The problem with the process we looked at in part 2 is that, today, there is no comprehensive list of medications with ocular side effects structured to be utilized by an EHR. At EMRlogic, however, we have teams of providers scanning professional literature and every other available source to build this much-needed list of medications with ocular side effects. In a perfect world, this list should be maintained by a reputable repository – perhaps an eye care registry – that providers can depend on for accuracy. We are working on this process now. There needs to be a clear and concise way for newly identified meds with ocular side effects to be reported so any medication not previously reported can be easily reported by any provider.
Aside from this need and many others like it, despite gaps in our health care ideology, as a provider today, I can be preparing for health care reform. Using an EHR that is designed for and continues to prepare for health care reform changes, collaborating with the supplier and other users of that EHR, is the key to the cultural transformation needed to ensure our practices meet the new needs in our rapidly changing health care delivery system.
Jim Grue, O.D.
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