1:06 min When we moved from a paper-based medical system to a digital medical system, we didn't understand the importance of usability. As a result, EHRs are often clunky and unintuitive for doctors and nurses, and raise patient safety concerns with an overwhelming number of alerts and alarms. Getting these systems into a user-centered design requires three main steps: Listen to Robert M. Wachter, MD, in this video from The Doctors Company's 2016 Executive Advisory Board.

Dr. Wachter is chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine and interim chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and author of the New York Times bestseller The Digital Doctor.

The Executive Advisory Board meeting is a forum where dynamic thought leaders explore topics important to modern medical practice in the evolving healthcare environment. The Doctors Company proudly presents diverse viewpoints from world-renowned experts.

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