Gregory wrote: >I guess I've been on the user interface bandwagon of late, but I do >think that a well-designed user interface can go a long way toward >getting past this hurdle (the perception - right or wrong - that EMRs >take time away from treating patients).
An EMR certainly could take time away from physicians if it is poorly implemented or essential functionality is missing, but a well designed system *should* save them time overall while helping to improve quality of care and saving time for other staff as well. The quality of the user interface obviously plays a significant part in that, but even more important is the overall synergy of the system, the possibility that redundant data entry could be essentially eliminated, that all relevant data in its most timely and legible form can be instantly available anywhere it is needed at any time, that it is no longer necessary to interrupt people in the labs for updates on critical results. --------------------------------------- Jim Self Systems Architect, Lead Developer VMTH Computer Services, UC Davis (http://www.vmth.ucdavis.edu/us/jaself) --------------------------------------- M2Web Demonstration with VistA (http://vista.vmth.ucdavis.edu/) (http://openforum.worldvista.org/~forum/m.cgi) --------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
