EMRs have been devastating -- residents spend 60% of their time in front of the computer writing their note, where it used to be five minutes in shorthand. We have not made things more efficient. WeтАЩve made things worse for physicians in practice.
тАЬYou can also read parts one, two, three, and four of this interview. Here, in the fifth and final installment, we talk why, even though EMRs have been тАЬdevastatingтАЭ for medical education, we should stay optimistic about the role of information technology in health care, how medical knowledge is becoming less important in being a successful physician and the future of OnlineMedEd.тАЬ
An interview with the Co-Founders of OnlineMedEd, by Nihaal Mehta and Amelia Mackarey at Brown University Alpert Medical School.
