TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kernebeck, Sven
A1  - Busse, Theresa Sophie
A1  - Jux, Chantal
A1  - Bork, Ulrich
A1  - Ehlers, Jan P.
T1  - Electronic Medical Records for (Visceral) Medicine: An Overview of the Current Status and Prospects
JF  - Visceral Medicine
N2  - Background: Electronic medical records (EMRs) offer key advantages over analog documentation in healthcare. In addition to providing details about current and past treatments, EMRs enable clear and traceable documentation regardless of the location. This supports evidence-based, multi-professional treatment and leads to more efficient healthcare. However, there are still several challenges regarding the use of EMRs. Understanding these challenges is essential to improve healthcare. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the current state of EMRs in the field of visceral medicine, to describe the future prospects in this field, and to highlight some of the challenges that need to be faced. Summary: The benefits of EMRs are manifold and particularly pronounced in the area of quality assurance and improvement of communication not only between different healthcare professionals but also between physicians and patients. Besides the danger of medical errors, the health consequences for the users (cognitive load) arise from poor usability or a system that does not fit into the real world. Involving users in the development of EMRs in the sense of participatory design can be helpful here. The use of EMRs in practice together with patients should be accompanied by training to ensure optimal outcomes in terms of shared decision-making. Key Message: EMRs offer a variety of benefits. However, it is critical to consider user involvement, setting specificity, and user training during development, implementation, and use in order to minimize unintended consequences.
Y1  - 2021
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000519254
SN  - 2297-4725
VL  - 37
SP  - 476
EP  - 481
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kernebeck, Sven
A1  - Busse, Theresa S
A1  - Böttcher, Maximilian D
A1  - Weitz, Jürgen
A1  - Ehlers, Jan
A1  - Bork, Ulrich
T1  - Impact of mobile health and medical applications on clinical practice in gastroenterology
JF  - World Journal of Gastroenterology
N2  - Mobile health apps (MHAs) and medical apps (MAs) are becoming increasingly popular as digital interventions in a wide range of health-related applications in almost all sectors of healthcare. The surge in demand for digital medical solutions has been accelerated by the need for new diagnostic and therapeutic methods in the current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. This also applies to clinical practice in gastroenterology, which has, in many respects, undergone a recent digital transformation with numerous consequences that will impact patients and health care professionals in the near future. MHAs and MAs are considered to have great potential, especially for chronic diseases, as they can support the self-management of patients in many ways. Despite the great potential associated with the application of MHAs and MAs in gastroenterology and health care in general, there are numerous challenges to be met in the future, including both the ethical and legal aspects of applying this technology. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the current status of MHA and MA use in the field of gastroenterology, describe the future perspectives in this field and point out some of the challenges that need to be addressed.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v26.i29.4182
SN  - 1007-9327
VL  - 26
SP  - 4182
EP  - 4197
ER  -