Explorations in the Design and Implementation of Clinical Information Systems
Since the last resources-related post, two additional pages have been added— Usability and Security. Resource pages offer practical information for those implementing systems and research information for informatics researchers and system designers. Usability The initial version of the usability page focuses on major national policy reports/documents and selected research articles going back to 1999. The [...]
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Since the initiation of the NIST EHR usability program, I have noticed a range of reactions to its supposed intent. Everything from “the federal government should not dictate EHR design” to “it’s about time someone did something about EHR usability.” It appears that much of the discrepancy in opinion may be due to the varying [...]
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Decreased productivity is one of the most often complained-about side effects of EHR adoption. Documentation time usually leads the pack in terms of complaints. One way to avoid “buyer’s remorse” when choosing an EHR is to conduct extensive product testing before signing a contract. Of course, for busy clinicians, this is easier said than done. [...]
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I have just finished rereading the NIST Draft EHR Usability Protocol (EUP). I am even more impressed with its quality now that I have a new software project underway. When developing software, creating an actionable set of requirements is difficult. Working with users only solves part of the problem because naïve users (those who have [...]
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The EHR Science Blog presents the musings of Jerome H. Carter, MD, CEO of NTM Informatics, Inc. He is also the editor of Electronic Health Records, Second Edition, published by the American College of Physicians.
Posts on this blog are the personal views of Dr. Carter and do not reflect the official policies or positions of the American College of Physicians.