Healthcare Finance News September 13, 2023
EHR systems rated as being difficult to operate did not perform well in safety tests, suggesting the need to optimize EHRs for ease of use.
Electronic health records that are difficult to use are also less likely to catch medical errors that could harm patients, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open.
As clinicians navigate EHR systems, alerts, reminders and clinical guidelines pop up to steer decision making. Yet a common complaint is that these notifications are distracting rather than helpful. These frustrations could signal that built-in safety mechanisms similarly suffer from suboptimal design, the findings suggest.
Researchers found that EHR systems rated as being difficult to operate did not perform well in safety tests.
Dr. David Classen,...
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