EHRs with poor usability more likely to miss medical errors

Medical Economics September 11, 2023
Todd Shryock

Report shows the importance of ease-of-use for physicians

Research from the University of Utah Health system shows the importance of ease-of-use for physicians. Their findings suggest that EHRs that are difficult to use result in more missed medical errors that could harm patients. The research appeared in JAMA Network Open.

As physicians use EHR systems, they often face pop-ups with alerts, reminders, and clinical care guidelines. But many doctors find these notifications to be more distracting than helpful, and could be designed better.

The researchers say their findings point to the need to improve EHR systems to make them easier to use and safer. Previous research showed that EHRs failed to reliably detect medical errors that could harm patients, including...

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