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The Electronic Medical Record and the Loss of Narrative

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2017

DANIEL A. MOROS
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Abstract:

The use of the electronic medical record (EMR) facilitates many aspects of patient care as well as clinical and outcomes research. However, our thought processes are directed differently when collecting data to be entered into a structured database compared with when collecting data to construct a narrative of the patient and his or her complaints. While recognizing that the EMR will improve overall patient care, it is worthwhile examining aspects of patient–doctor interaction that may be sacrificed.

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electronic medical recordpatient historymedical thinking
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Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 2017 , pp. 328 - 331
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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