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Comment on Electronic Medical Records 2017: Science Ignored, Opportunity Lost by Steve Waugh

This is an insightful perspective on how EHR systems can create information overload when clinical usability, interoperability, and workflow are not prioritized. The examples of 8–12 page clinical documents, documentation burden, and the reference to the IOM's 98,000 annual medical-error estimate highlight why simply digitizing records is not enough.

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This is an insightful perspective on how EHR systems can create information overload when clinical usability, interoperability, and workflow are not prioritized.

Modern EHR development should focus on turning fragmented patient data into actionable insights while reducing clinician workload.

The examples of 8–12 page clinical documents, documentation burden, and the reference to the IOM's 98,000 annual medical-error estimate highlight why simply digitizing records is not enough.

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This is an insightful perspective on how EHR systems can create information overload when clinical usability, interoperability, and workflow are not prioritized. The examples of 8–12 page clinical documents, documentation burden, and the reference to the IOM's 98,000 annual medical-error estimate highlight why simply digitizing records is not enough. Modern EHR development should focus on turning fragmented patient data into actionable insights while reducing clinician workload.

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  • Interoperability, structured data, clinical decision support, and patient-centered design remain critical metrics for measuring whether an EHR is actually improving healthcare rather than simply replacing...

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