Reflections on electronic medical records: when doctors will use them and when they will not.
| Title | Reflections on electronic medical records: when doctors will use them and when they will not. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Bleich HL, Slack WV |
| Journal | Int J Med Inform |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 1-4 |
| Date Published | 2010 Jan |
| ISSN | 1872-8243 |
| Keywords | Academic Medical Centers, Attitude of Health Personnel, Attitude to Computers, Boston, Electronic Health Records, Hospital Records, Humans, Physicians, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Quality of Health Care, User-Computer Interface |
| Abstract | PURPOSE: Our purpose is to counter the common wisdom that doctors are refractory to change and therefore responsible for the limited use of electronic medical records.METHODS: We draw on experience with electronic medical records in two Harvard Medical School teaching hospitals dating back to the early 1980s.RESULTS: Doctors quickly become ardent users of electronic medical records if the software is sufficiently helpful in the care of their patients.CONCLUSIONS: The key to enthusiastic acceptance of electronic medical records is computing that is easy to use and helpful to doctors, nurses, and other clinicians in the care of their patients. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2009.10.002 |
| Alternate Journal | Int J Med Inform |
| PubMed ID | 19939731 |
| Grant List | R01 LM008255-01A1 / LM / NLM NIH HHS / United States |