Physicians are pushing the federal Health Human Services Department to include physician narratives in the proposed regulations for electronic health records. Doctors use the narrative to expand on an assessment and offer subjective and objective evaluations of a case, as well as outline the treatment plan. Some doctors use speech recognition technology for their narratives in EHR systems. The public has 60 days to comment on the HHS regulations.
– The Obama administration’s push for subsidized electronic health records has entered a new phase, with the public getting two months to comment on recently proposed regulations.
However, some physicians are saying that a key requirement is missing and are pressing the federal Health amp; Human Ser…