Electronic Health Records Seen as Safety Trap for Doctors (1)

Your doctor’s electronic health record could be making you sick.

That’s one of the findings from a recent report by a leading medical association, which said EHRs have design flaws that could lead to medical mistakes and patient harm.

The current design of most EHR products is confusing and can cause physicians to make medical errors such as prescribing the wrong drug or lab test for a patient, the Aug. 28 report from the American Medical Association, Pew Charitable Trusts, and MedStar Health said.

Physicians have long complained about the administrative burden posed by EHRs. The assertion that the ...