FHIR-Based Chronic Disease Management Tool Cuts Clinician Burden

A well-designed SMART (Substitutable Medical Applications and Reusable Technologies) on FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) EHR application that focuses on chronic disease management proved effective for addressing clinician burden, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA).

Specifically, the FHIR-based technology increased the number of tasks a provider could do while decreasing the number of keystrokes necessary to do those tasks.

EHR users commonly face EHR usability and display issues. Currently, most EHRs display separate screens for separate sections of care in the EHR. Therefore, clinicians must create a separate order entry module to develop clinical plans and place orders, while using a second workflow for preventative care.