HIMSS has posted a paper “Defining and Testing EMR Usability: Principles and Proposed Methods of EMR Usability Evaluation and Ratings,” where their researchers take the somewhat obvious position that usability is an important aspect of EMR functionality and should be made a part of the certification process. Usability is of course, not easy to define, [...]
Nuance Survey shows that 90% of doctors are “concerned” about usability of EHR
June 18, 2009 By 13 Comments
The healthcare industry has been awaiting a formal definition of electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use ever since the language of the HITECH Act within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was made public. According to the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association, the federal government is expected to publish criteria pertaining to [...]
