Emergency physician perceptions of electronic health record usability and safety.

Zoe M Pruitt; Jessica L. Howe; Aaron Z. Hettinger; Raj M. Ratwani

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Emergency physician perceptions of electronic health record usability and safety.

May 12, 2021

Pruitt ZM, Howe JL, Hettinger AZ, et al. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(8):e983-e987.

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Electronic health record (EHR) usability can affect clinicians’ ability to provide safe patient care. Thematic analysis of interviews with emergency medicine physicians reveal that the most common perceived usability strength was visual display of the EHR system, and the most common shortcoming was lack of workflow support (e.g., a workflow mismatch between the EHR system and how clinicians use the system to accomplish tasks).

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