[{"innerBlocks":[],"name":"core\/freeform","postId":1443,"blockType":{"name":"core\/freeform","keywords":[],"attributes":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"providesContext":[],"usesContext":[],"selectors":[],"supports":{"className":false,"customClassName":false,"reusable":false},"styles":[],"variations":[],"apiVersion":3,"title":"Classic","description":"Use the classic WordPress editor.","category":"text"},"originalContent":"Primary care physicians do not routinely put patient-reported symptoms regarding sleep, pain, anxiety, depression and low energy or fatigue into electronic health record systems.

That\u2019s among the findings of a study<\/a> published in the December issue of the peer-reviewed journal Quality of Life Research<\/i>.

In addition, most EHR systems are not designed to include patient-reported symptoms, according to Regenstrief Institute investigator Kurt Kroenke, MD, senior author of the study.

\u201cThe healthcare system spends a lot of money on lab and imaging test results, which we put into the patient\u2019s EMR\u2014shouldn\u2019t we be valuing patient-reported symptoms enough to put them into that same record?\u201d Kroenke says.

\u201cWe, healthcare systems and the doctors who work in these systems, haven\u2019t figured out how to deal efficiently with symptoms,\u201d he adds. \u201cSome doctors want to know about symptoms, but others don\u2019t see how they can work discussion and follow-up on symptoms into an already busy primary care visit.\u201d

At the same time, Kroenke notes that simply putting patient symptoms\u2014which often go unrecognized and undertreated by busy clinicians\u2014into the EHR won\u2019t address the problem by itself. The key, he says, is making the information actionable in the context of a primary care physician visit.

\u201cIt takes a bit of time to talk about these things that are important,\u201d Kroenke comments. \u201cWe can\u2019t just put symptoms in the electronic records and give it to the doctors without telling them how to incorporate extra time into the visit to deal with it.\u201d

The study, funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, revealed that patients want to tell their physicians about their symptoms and would be willing to do so through a computerized patient reporting system. However, researchers reveal that patients interviewed for the study were reluctant to report symptoms if they perceive busy clinicians will not use that information to improve care.

Also See<\/b>: Patients, providers more likely to use electronic communications<\/a>

\u201cBarriers exist and doctors shouldn\u2019t be blamed for not focusing on pain, depression and anxiety\u2014they need efficient clinical strategies to deal with symptoms and reimbursement to pay for these strategies,\u201d adds Kroenke. \u201cExtra time during the patient visit, getting nurses and other non-physicians involved, telecare, online and other self-management tools have the potential to help physicians help their patients deal with symptoms.\u201d","saveContent":"Primary care physicians do not routinely put patient-reported symptoms regarding sleep, pain, anxiety, depression and low energy or fatigue into electronic health record systems.

That\u2019s among the findings of a study<\/a> published in the December issue of the peer-reviewed journal Quality of Life Research<\/i>.

In addition, most EHR systems are not designed to include patient-reported symptoms, according to Regenstrief Institute investigator Kurt Kroenke, MD, senior author of the study.

\u201cThe healthcare system spends a lot of money on lab and imaging test results, which we put into the patient\u2019s EMR\u2014shouldn\u2019t we be valuing patient-reported symptoms enough to put them into that same record?\u201d Kroenke says.

\u201cWe, healthcare systems and the doctors who work in these systems, haven\u2019t figured out how to deal efficiently with symptoms,\u201d he adds. \u201cSome doctors want to know about symptoms, but others don\u2019t see how they can work discussion and follow-up on symptoms into an already busy primary care visit.\u201d

At the same time, Kroenke notes that simply putting patient symptoms\u2014which often go unrecognized and undertreated by busy clinicians\u2014into the EHR won\u2019t address the problem by itself. The key, he says, is making the information actionable in the context of a primary care physician visit.

\u201cIt takes a bit of time to talk about these things that are important,\u201d Kroenke comments. \u201cWe can\u2019t just put symptoms in the electronic records and give it to the doctors without telling them how to incorporate extra time into the visit to deal with it.\u201d

The study, funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, revealed that patients want to tell their physicians about their symptoms and would be willing to do so through a computerized patient reporting system. However, researchers reveal that patients interviewed for the study were reluctant to report symptoms if they perceive busy clinicians will not use that information to improve care.

Also See<\/b>: Patients, providers more likely to use electronic communications<\/a>

\u201cBarriers exist and doctors shouldn\u2019t be blamed for not focusing on pain, depression and anxiety\u2014they need efficient clinical strategies to deal with symptoms and reimbursement to pay for these strategies,\u201d adds Kroenke. \u201cExtra time during the patient visit, getting nurses and other non-physicians involved, telecare, online and other self-management tools have the potential to help physicians help their patients deal with symptoms.\u201d","order":0,"get_parent":{},"attributes":[],"attributesType":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"dynamicContent":""}]

Docs don’t routinely report patient symptoms in EHRs

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