Electronic Health Record Resources
Operations
Access the AAN's Electronic Health Record (EHR) resources for information, templates, and educational programming.
Templates
Patient Pre-Visit Questionnaires
The AAN has developed standardized questionnaires that can be converted to templates in your EHR*. They are disease-specific, incorporate AAN guidelines and quality measures, and have been vetted by clinical experts.
Read tips for using the patient pre-visit questionnaires.
- Pre-return Visit Questionnaire for Parkinson's
- Pre-return Visit Questionnaire for Epilepsy
- Pre-return Visit Questionnaire for Multiple Sclerosis
- Pre-visit Questionnaire for Sleep
- Pre-return Visit Questionnaire for Headache Adult or Pediatric (AAN-AHS)
E/M Templates
View the AAN's inpatient and outpatient templates for documenting E/M services.
Sharing Notes
Sharing Notes: Stay updated on changing regulations and requirements, such as the 21st Century Cures Act, Information Blocking, and core data for interoperability, and learn what to consider when sharing electronic health information.
CERTIFIED EHR TECHNOLOGY
The 2019 CMS Final Rule for Year 3 participation in the Promoting Interoperability category of MIPS requires 2015 Education CEHRT. Review the Certified Health IT Product List to check what edition your EHR is certified to.
AAN Top 5: Key Facts about Interoperability
Using an EHR
- AAN Top 5: Things You Need to Know about Appropriate Use Criteria
- AAN Top 5: Critical Monthly EHR Reports for Neurology Administrators
- The Worst Features of EHRs and How to Fix Them
- The AMA's Taming the EHR Playbook can help reduce EHR burden by minimizing unnecessary work and efficiently managing necessary work.
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA's administrative, physical, and technical safeguards with this HealthIT.gov Security Risk Assessment Tool
Choosing an ehr
What to Keep in Mind When Choosing an EHR System: Learn from AAN member experts about things to keep in mind when choosed an EHR | AANnews, July 2018
How to Select and Implement an EHR in a Neurology Practice: Learn from AAN member experts how a successful EHR implementation can benefit a neurology organization | Neurology Clinical Practice, April 2013
Vendor Evaluation Matrix Tool: HealthIT.gov published this matrix tool to help organizations identify and prioritize various EHR features and components. The tool allows for easy evaluation of features from up to three EHR vedors | HealthIT.gov
Choosing an EHR: Cloud v. On Premise EHRs: EHR Intelligence compares and contrasts having an EHR system hosted in the cloud vs. on organizational servers | EHR Intelligence, August 2018
9 Essential Priciples of Software Usability for EMRs: The Health Information and Management Systems Society published nine guidelines to identify software usability, which can be directly applied when evaluating EHR systems | HIMSS, April 2015
EHR Selection and Purchase: Published as part of its Steps Forward initiative, the AMA created this module with helpful step-by-step guidance for navigating the process of choosing an EHR. Steps include determining practice needs, evaluating types of EHRs, and selecting a vendor | AMA Steps Forward, March 2015
QUESTIONS?
Send practice management related questions to practice@aan.com. You'll receive a response within one business day.