title: Right Brain: The E-lephant in the room: One resident's challenge in transitioning to modern electronic medicine.
abstract: The electronic medical record (EMR) is changing the landscape of medical practice in the modern age. Increasing emphasis on quality metric reporting, data-driven documentation, and timely coding and billing are pressuring institutions across the country to adopt the latest EMR technology. The impact of these systems on the patient-physician relationship is profound. One year following the latest EMR transition, one resident reviews his experience and provides a personal perspective on the impact the EMR on patient-physician communication.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. rstrowd1@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Roy E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Strowd
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003142:Communication; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations