Thursday, January 10, 2019

“Use of Electronic Health Record...in Neurological Surgery Residency”


A self-employed medical consultant and a resident physician with the University of Louisville, Dr. Ali Farooqui builds upon years of experience as a healthcare executive and a doctor. In addition to treating patients directly, Dr. Ali Azam Farooqui has contributed to the medical profession as a clinical researcher and the author of articles such as “Use of Electronic Medical Record to Track Continuity of Care in Neurosurgical Residency.” 

Coauthored by fellow medical doctors N. Scott Litofsky, Tomoko Tanaka, and Thor Norregaard, “Use of Electronic Medical Record to Track Continuity of Care in Neurosurgical Residency” appeared in the September 2014 Journal of Graduate Medical Education. The article addressed the problem of determining the extent of continuity of care in neurological surgery patients in a time-sensitive environment that requires multiple stages of planning and treatment. By employing electronic health record data, the authors of the article were able to effectively track continuity of care among neurological surgery patients and assess critical changes in resident rotation requirements.