New article in J. of General Internal Medicine calls for simplifying EHRsHealthy Care Renewal

At my recent Healthcare Renewal blog post "The inevitable downgrading of burdensome, destructive EHRs back to paper & document imaging" at https://lnkd.in/eUYheQB , I opined that the downgrading of the clinician-facing components of EHRs was essential and inevitable. A new article in the Journal of General Internal Medicine makes similar points: ​Electronic Health Records: a "Quadruple Win," a "Quadruple Failure," or Simply Time for a Reboot? https://lnkd.in/e5-9kmK 

"Perhaps most importantly, there must be a dramatic and thoughtful simplification of EHR documentation templates: it should not take over 200 mouse clicks and more than 700 key strokes to complete one ambulatory encounter."

Indeed.And this statement, seen frequently at this site, also appears:

"Put simply, EHRs must be redesigned around the needs of clinicians and patients rather than billers and administrators."

The article also makes many other points about the technology I've been writing about for decades, such as the now-obvious grossly exaggerated claims about benefit and cost savings.

Note that you saw the idea about simplification on Healthcare Renewal first.

-- SS

from Health Care Renewal http://ift.tt/2Bjafto New article in J. of General Internal Medicine calls for simplifying EHRsHealthy Care Renewal

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