Back to the future: integrating technology to improve patient-provider interactions

Cutis. 2019 Jun;103(6):321-322.

Abstract

The adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) resulted in both improvement and deterioration of different aspects of patient-provider interactions. We envision further integration of current and future technology to optimize patient-provider interactions, which we present using a hypothetical patient encounter.

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Technology / methods*
  • Electronic Health Records*
  • Humans
  • Professional-Patient Relations*