Electronic Health Records
The implementation of EHRs in the Healthcare industry can help:
- eliminate paper records
- provide greater accessibility
- promote continuity of care
- patient safety
Despite the widespread use of EHRs, some providers still resist the adoption of such technology due to usability issues including:
- complexity of some of the programs
- difficulty learning to use and navigate through the systems
- time constraints
Potential Solution to usability issues
Allowing health care providers to participate in the improvement of programs directed towards the healthcare industry. EHR developers should stop blocking health care organizations from participating in usability and safety research.
References
Ajami, S. and Bagheri-Tadi, T. (2013, June). Barriers for Adopting Electronic Health Records (EHRs) by physicians. Acta Inform Med. 2013; 21(2):129-134. Published online 2013 June. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3766548/.
McBride, S., & Mitchell, M.B. (2016). Electronic Health Records and Point-of-Care Technology. In McBride, S., & Tietze, M., Nursing Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse: Patient Safety, Quality, Outcomes, and Interprofessionalism (p. 156). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Allowing health care providers to participate in the improvement of programs directed towards the healthcare industry. EHR developers should stop blocking health care organizations from participating in usability and safety research.
References
Ajami, S. and Bagheri-Tadi, T. (2013, June). Barriers for Adopting Electronic Health Records (EHRs) by physicians. Acta Inform Med. 2013; 21(2):129-134. Published online 2013 June. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3766548/.
McBride, S., & Mitchell, M.B. (2016). Electronic Health Records and Point-of-Care Technology. In McBride, S., & Tietze, M., Nursing Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse: Patient Safety, Quality, Outcomes, and Interprofessionalism (p. 156). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
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