Senate Hearing Examines User Experience with EHRs
Key Takeaway: Last week, a Senate HELP Committee hearing discussed user experiences with EHRs and the meaningful use program.
Why It Matters: Committee members heard concerns about quality reporting duplication, physician time restraints and the variability in standards implementation during the Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee hearing entitled, “Achieving the Promise of Health Information Technology: What Can Providers and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Do To Improve the Electronic Health Record User Experience?” Chaired by Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), a physician, the hearing was held to evaluate the claims that EHRs are a source of widespread dissatisfaction among providers.
