What keeps doctors from sleeping at night? Electronic Health Records (EHRs). More specifically, the “homework” these essential-but-sometimes-inefficient systems generate is enough to cause nightmares. In a recent study that observed physician behavior, primary care providers spent 40 percent of their patient visit time focused on their computer screens, clicking and scrolling through the patient’s EHR. … Continue reading “A Prescription for the Achilles Heel of Healthcare IT”
Author: Zia Agha
Zia Agha is executive vice president of clinical research and medical informatics at the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, an independent, nonprofit research organization that works to lower healthcare costs and improve care. He's also working to develop a more comprehensive understanding of clinical informatics, including clinical information systems and population analytics. Before joining the institute, Agha was director for health services R&D at the VA San Diego Healthcare System and a professor of medicine at UC San Diego. He presently holds an appointment as a part-time faculty member at UCSD.