title: Tough love approach helps physician practice transition to EMR.
abstract: Many physician practices could benefit by making the switch from paper charts to an electronic medical record. Faster access to information, less time spent filing and retrieving charts, and fewer hours spent updating the records are some of the potential performance improvements. But physicians often balk at the thought of learning how to use a new system.
mesh_terms: D001292:Attitude to Computers; D002140:California; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*