This topic is intended to be a place to discuss, in general, what makes a good EHR/EMR and practice management in various ambulatory environments.
This blog post by HAYWARD ZWERLING, MD seem to be a good start. He developed an EMR that was in use from 1990 to 2015.
http://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2016/06/09/features-which-should-be-in-most-emrsehrs/
A Universal Truth about EMR design…
Well, he got that part right. The rest is related to a specific context, and deals too much with data entry vs. disease management workflow.
Observation: you need to be able to see all features, and in context (unlike this forum where context is mixed). Everything else should be centered around the workflow: INTAKE ASSESSMENT PLAN INTERVENTIONS OUTCOME REVIEW REASSESSMENT or DISCHARGE