Taming the EHR Playbook: About

Taming the Electronic Health Record Playbook authors: Jill Jin, MD, MPH; Marie Brown, MD, MACP; and Christine Sinsky, MD, MACP

AMA STEPS Forward also acknowledges the authors of the individual toolkits referenced in the Taming the EHR Playbook for their contributions: Melinda Ashton, MD (Getting Rid of Stupid Stuff); Peter Basch, MD, MACP (EHR Optimization); John Bulger, DO, FACOI, FACP (Choosing Wisely); Catherine DesRoches, DrPH (Sharing Clinical Notes With Patients); Jane F Fogg, MD, MPH (EHR Optimization); Matt Handley, MD (Choosing Wisely); Kevin Hopkins, MD (Patient Portal Optimization); James Jerzak, MD (EHR Inbox Management); Christopher Joseph (EHR Optimization); CT Lin, MD, FACP (EHR Optimization); Margaret Lozovatsky, MD (Patient Portal Optimization, EHR Optimization); Paola Miralles (Sharing Clinical Notes With Patients); Wendy K. Nickel, MPH (Choosing Wisely); James Rice, MD, MHA (Patient Portal Optimization).

This playbook is part of the AMA STEPS Forward® practice innovation program. Each playbook curates the best content AMA STEPS Forward has to offer—toolkits, videos, podcasts, and ready-to-use tools, templates, and resources—into practical, actionable strategies and tactics to help you create positive change in your practice today.

The AMA STEPS Forward program offers practice innovation strategies that allow physicians and their teams to thrive in the evolving health care environment by working smarter, not harder. Physicians and leaders looking to refocus their practice can turn to AMA STEPS Forward for proven, physician-developed strategies for confronting common challenges in busy medical settings and devoting more time to caring for patients. This collection offers more than 70 online toolkits and other resources that help physicians and medical teams make transformative changes to their practices.

The AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy expands on the program to give participants the flexibility to customize their practice transformation journey. The Innovation Academy offers a wide range of opportunities to learn from peers and experts, including webinars, tele-mentoring, virtual panel discussions, boot camps, and immersion programs.

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