Becker's Healthcare April 11, 2019
Mackenzie Garrity

After the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act was passed in 2009, physicians were hopeful that EHRs would improve efficiency and care; however, 10 years later, the technology systems still have a long way to go, otolaryngology physician Lloyd Minor, MD, wrote in STAT.

Fortune and Kaiser Health News published a joint article on the hardships some physicians face when using EHRs. Dr. Minor, a physician and professor at Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine, was struck by the insights and information shared.

“In addition to highlighting [EHR’s] inability to share information across propriety platforms, as well as the fact that physicians report spending more time than ever on data entry rather than interacting with patients, the...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), ASTP/ONC, EMR / EHR, Govt Agencies, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, HIE (Interoperability), HITECH, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Technology
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