MedCity News December 29, 2020
David Lareau

Healthcare leaders can continue to wait for the government to enact and enforce IT changes that may or may not serve the needs of clinicians. Or, they can embrace proven solutions today that make their EHRs a bit more like a good butler – and serve the needs of clinicians.

I recently caught up with my long-time friend Dr. Scott Finley, a physician informaticist who spent much of his career helping build and fine-tune clinical systems. In chatting with Dr. Finley, we talked about a concept he proposed several years ago about how EHRs should function as butlers for doctors and be trained to anticipate their every need.

I’ve never had a butler, but I have watched enough Masterpiece Theater...

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