Why EHRs are ruining health care: a doctor’s shocking truth

KevinMD October 2, 2024
Amy Walsh, MD

Here it is … an epic post about EHRs.

I’ve been waiting for years to write this. Literally, years.

Ever since 2014, when I was required to attend 30+ hours of unpaid training for this new EHR, I knew this post would be written. I did have the option of 10 additional unpaid training hours to become a “gold star super user.” That status would have allowed me to teach every confused doctor in our office how to log in and write their notes. Thanks, but no thanks.

I remember asking administrators, “Why do we need so many hours to learn how to write a SOAP note or document a CPE when we already know how to do that?” I...

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