Electronic Health Record Usability Issues and Potential Contribution to Patient Harm

Electronic health record (EHR) usability, which is the extent that EHRs support clinicians in achieving their goals in a satisfying, effective, and efficient manner, is a point of frustration for clinicians and can have patient safety consequences. However, specific usability issues and EHR clinical processes that contribute to possible patient harm across different health care facilities have not been identified. We analyzed reports of possible patient harm that explicitly mentioned a major EHR vendor or product.