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A complication of [[EHR]], '''note bloat''' refers to electronic documentation the frequent use of copy-and-paste or cut-and-paste to the point that the note itself becomes distended with fluid or gas.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/10/hospitalist-2/ Hospitalist Abusing Copy and Paste in Paper Charts (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/08/surgery-resident/ Surgery Resident Successfully Writes an Entire Consult Note Using Only Copy-and-Paste (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/08/fart-of-the-century-kills-50/ Breaking News: Fart of the Century Kills 50 (Gomerblog)]</ref> Medical documentation notes are bad enough as they are, let alone when they begin farting or [[Sharting|sharting]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/11/difference-charting-sharting/ The Difference Between Sharting & Charting]</ref> | A complication of [[EHR]], '''note bloat''' refers to electronic documentation the frequent use of copy-and-paste or cut-and-paste to the point that the note itself becomes distended with fluid or gas.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/10/hospitalist-2/ Hospitalist Abusing Copy and Paste in Paper Charts (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/08/surgery-resident/ Surgery Resident Successfully Writes an Entire Consult Note Using Only Copy-and-Paste (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/08/fart-of-the-century-kills-50/ Breaking News: Fart of the Century Kills 50 (Gomerblog)]</ref> Medical documentation notes are bad enough as they are, let alone when they begin farting or [[Sharting|sharting]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/11/difference-charting-sharting/ The Difference Between Sharting & Charting]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 11 July 2017
A complication of EHR, note bloat refers to electronic documentation the frequent use of copy-and-paste or cut-and-paste to the point that the note itself becomes distended with fluid or gas.[1][2][3] Medical documentation notes are bad enough as they are, let alone when they begin farting or sharting.[4]
Treatment
The DELETE button, BACKSPACE button, or Gas-X.
Related Reading
- Fart
References
- ↑ Hospitalist Abusing Copy and Paste in Paper Charts (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Surgery Resident Successfully Writes an Entire Consult Note Using Only Copy-and-Paste (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Breaking News: Fart of the Century Kills 50 (Gomerblog)
- ↑ The Difference Between Sharting & Charting
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