EHR vendors fall short on usability testing

Modern Healthcare: Despite federal rules meant to ease the use of electronic health-record systems, many developers of popular EHRs are falling down on reporting and meeting federal design requirements, according to research published in JAMA..

A team of researchers from the National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare at MedStar Health in Washington, D.C., found that not every vendor filed required reports on their usability testing. The report adds to the mounting concern that EHRs are failing to raise the quality and safety of healthcare and lower its costs.

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