{"id":25290,"date":"2019-06-14T12:28:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T16:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25290"},"modified":"2025-03-21T23:09:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T03:09:24","slug":"basic-electronic-medical-record-emr-techniques-smart-phrases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25290","title":{"rendered":"Basic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Techniques: Smart Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#OVERVIEW\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> OVERVIEW<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#MANAGING_YOUR_SMART_PHRASES\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> MANAGING YOUR SMART PHRASES<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#SHARING_SMART_PHRASES\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> SHARING SMART PHRASES<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#CREATING_SMART_PHRASES\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> CREATING SMART PHRASES<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h5><span id=\"OVERVIEW\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OVERVIEW<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Different EMRs may have different terminology (smart phrases, shortcuts, dot phrases, macros, etc) however smart phrases refer to EMR shorthand that can be used to save you time while charting (for example a phrase that draws in the patient&#8217;s vital signs instead of you having to go and re-type them).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 860px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2015\/05\/24\/06\/13\/medical-781422_1280.jpg\" alt=\"Free Medical Record photo and picture\" width=\"870\" height=\"532\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Navigating the EMR effectively is an essential intern skill to possess (<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2015\/05\/24\/06\/13\/medical-781422_1280.jpg\">image source<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smart phrases can take on many different forms, and an important one to be aware of is note templates. You can make your own note templates (in the form of these smart phrases) that can save you a significant amount of time.<\/p>\n<p>This page includes tutorial videos in each of its sections (that demonstrates how to perform these features on the UCSF EPIC EMR system). All of these videos can be<a href=\"https:\/\/ucsf.box.com\/s\/3paqo3er1mzc2vp0u19emycbk4mplee9\"> found in this folder here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*While the preview feature for these videos may not work on certain mobile browsers, the\u00a0videos can still be viewed if they are\u00a0given time to load\/the page is refreshed.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"MANAGING_YOUR_SMART_PHRASES\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MANAGING YOUR SMART PHRASES<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Typically there will be some section where you will be able to access your smart phrases and then manage them (add phrases, edit existing ones, delete some).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ucsf.box.com\/s\/3islaunferw59z3tbdflkdru9pr3z4rz\">Watch a video here on how to find where to manage your smart phrases (demonstrated on the UCSF EPIC EMR)<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"SHARING_SMART_PHRASES\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SHARING SMART PHRASES<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>It is very useful to be able to share these smart phrases between users. This avoids having each user re-invent the wheel with regards to creating these smart phrases because if a useful one exists it can be shared with others (vs. having it be created again from scratch).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ucsf.box.com\/s\/k380rvu0bgd9odvloowjd80g9bhsmvev\">Watch a video here on how to share smart phrases (demonstrated on the UCSF EPIC EMR)<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"CREATING_SMART_PHRASES\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CREATING SMART PHRASES<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>It is always useful to be able to create your own smart phrases (especially if you are unable to find a pre-existing one that will serve the role you have in mind).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ucsf.box.com\/s\/4080hle95tthqv4v6bfr4lol7j083n4a\">Watch a video here on how to create smart phrases (demonstrated on the UCSF EPIC EMR)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre>Page Updated: 06.14.2019<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Page Contents1 OVERVIEW2 MANAGING YOUR SMART PHRASES3 SHARING SMART PHRASES4 CREATING SMART PHRASES OVERVIEW Different EMRs may have different terminology (smart phrases, shortcuts, dot phrases, macros, etc) however smart phrases refer to EMR shorthand that can be used to save you time while charting (for example a phrase that draws in the patient&#8217;s vital signs &#8230; <a title=\"Basic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Techniques: Smart Phrases\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25290\" aria-label=\"More on Basic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Techniques: Smart Phrases\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":25275,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P71awf-6zU","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25290"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25290"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28743,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25290\/revisions\/28743"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}