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NewsGuides seek to help vendors improve EHR usability
Three federal agencies have come together to publish a pair of guides on how EHR software and application vendors can improve the usability of their products. In one report, the Commerce Department's Read more...
HIMSS Virtual Conference: Paper and pencil can aid EMR design
Could paper and pencil help design better EMRs? University of Missouri family physician Dr. Jeffery Belden and Janey Barnes, human factors specialist at design consultancy User-View, think so. When Read more...
AHRQ, vendors seek EHR usability standards, development of best practices
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is calling for the creation of an independent entity to lead development of voluntary EHR usability standards, and apparently has support from some Read more...
SRSsoft exec: Most EMRs are poorly designed, complicate 'meaningful use'
It's likely a combination of reluctance to change and poorly designed systems that has held back wider EMR adoption, though opinions do differ greatly. Jack Callahan, executive VP at "hybrid" EMR Read more...
EHRs must support two distinct types of care, Partners CIO says
Ever notice how so many examples of how EHRs can improve care focus on diabetes? That's because diabetes care has many clear protocols, copious amounts of scientific evidence that gets included in Read more...
There are reasons good and bad why EMRs still stir doubt
We've written recently about fears the public may have with EMRs, such as greater risk of identity theft and more government or insurance bureaucrat intrusion into the doctor-patient relationship. Read more...
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