What Works: Effective Practices for Office-based CareComponents of the Medical Record
Master Problem List

Recommendation: A list of problems and chronic diseases is displayed in a prominent location.

Source: CRICO/RMF Office Practice Handbook


 Effective Practice
Electronically generated problem list allows automatic population and update of the patient summary screen provider comment section.
Benefit: Minimizes provider workload. Chronic diseases and patient problems are easily identified for the promotion of continuity of care.
In practice at: BIMA, CHA (most sites)


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