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cord-339362-crtlkju1	Pryor, Rachel	The electronic medical record and COVID-19: is it up to the challenge?	2020-05-12		.txt	text/plain	1300	70	40	Despite benefits such as improved patient care coordination and access to patient information, 1 the electronic medical record (EMR) in its current state poses significant barriers to infection preventionists' (IP) work efficiency during a pandemic. Electronic medical record barriers highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic include rapid notification of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients, tracking suspect or confirmed cases who have been tested at an outside facility or during a previous hospital visit, and triggering the automatic implementation of isolation orders (Table 1) . Because most EMRs do not communicate between health systems, delayed IP notification of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients at the time of facility-to-facility transfer may hinder prompt application of appropriate isolation precautions and lead to staff exposure. Notification of patient isolation needs to frontline staff in real time via the EMR is yet another barrier highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic.	./cache/cord-339362-crtlkju1.txt	./txt/cord-339362-crtlkju1.txt