TY  - JOUR
T1  - ELectronic health record technology
AU  - Cresswell K, Sheikh A
Y1  - 2012/06/06
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.3520
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2255
EP  - 2255
VL  - 307
IS  - 21
N2  - 
While we agree with many of their points, we take issue with the claim that the benefits of EHRs are “well documented” because there is to date very little robust, generalizable evidence that investments in EHRs translate into direct short-term benefits to health professionals or patients.2 Our prospective evaluation of the implementation and adoption of England's National Health Service Care Records Service (national hospital-based EHRs) found that instead of improving care, this often resulted in considerable disruption to professionals' work flows and care provision. We found that it was this reality, rather than professional reluctance or resistance, that impeded effective integration.3

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.3520
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.3520
ER  -