Improved data visualization can help to improve clinician speed and accuracy of ascertaining clinical information. 5, 6 Making treatment decisions without the full array of necessary clinical patient information increases the risk of medication errors. In primary care practices, there are unmet needs for reducing cognitive load and improving efficiency using the EHR. Longer medication lists are more complex to read, and it is more difficult to perceive the historical treatment course. 4 A few can have up to 30 (author’s experience). One study of adults with chronic disease found the mean number of medications was 6.3, and 10% of patients took more than 12 medications. 2, 3Īmbulatory patients with chronic disease typically have multiple morbidities and may take many medications.
1 Physicians are facing increasing levels of burnout, partially due to dissatisfaction with the workload and lack of usability associated with using their EHRs. In the United States, physicians are seeking ways to improve the safety of their electronic health records (EHRs), and to reduce the time, effort, and cognitive load while using them in the face of an aging population with an increasingly complex chronic disease burden. Ambulatory care, chronic disease, cognition, computer graphics, electronic health record, human–computer interaction BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE
