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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 21^st 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 ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú CEHRT. Review the  to check what edition your EHR is certified to.

AAN Top 5: Key Facts about Interoperability 

AAN Top 5: Things to Know About Promoting 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 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

Choosing an ehr

: Learn from AAN member experts about things to keep in mind when choosed an EHR | AANnews, July 2018

: Learn from AAN member experts how a successful EHR implementation can benefit a neurology organization | Neurology Clinical Practice, April 2013

: 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

: EHR Intelligence compares and contrasts having an EHR system hosted in the cloud vs. on organizational servers | EHR Intelligence, August 2018

: 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

: 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