Introduction to Health Informatics

Begin by reading the article written by Atul Gawande, Why Doctors Hate Their Computers. Gawande provides insight into the disconnect between what healthcare technology was meant to do and reality.

For this discussion activity, respond to the following:

Reflect on your initial thoughts as you read the article. What were you most surprised to learn regarding technology’s significant impact on healthcare providers, whether good or bad?
Gawande discusses many challenges and positive outcomes of the EHR. Briefly discuss some of the advantages and positive results of the EHR as presented by the author.

Select one negative result of using the electronic record described in the article and provide a recommendation that you might employ to reduce risks and improve the process for this issue. I have provided a few examples below.
risk of contributing to the existing shortage of health care providers.
problem list
copy/paste documentation
use of virtual scribes
burn out

Provide at least one reference for your recommended solution ( not including the textbook or the Gawande article).