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Clinician workload in EHR design: inbox, documentation and alerts
In one 2017 log study of 471 primary care physicians, desktop tasks took about as long as seeing patients. This article looks at what research measures in documentation, the inbox and alerts, and what design can and cannot change.
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AI in clinical software: showing uncertainty and keeping the clinician in the loop
The FDA's clinical decision support guidance gives designers a simple test: can a clinician review the basis of an AI output and still decide for themselves? This article turns that and other stable sources into screen-level questions.
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Information blocking and the patient portal: what the Cures Act rule changed for design
In the US, the information blocking rule (45 CFR Part 171) bars practices that interfere with a patient's electronic access to their health information, unless an exception applies. The law is stable. What it changes on a screen is timing, wording and what happens next.
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My Health Record sharing by default: what changed for designers
A 2025 law flips My Health Record from opt-in to opt-out sharing. The legal change is settled; what it means is that consent and notice now have to be carried by the interface, not by a one-time enrolment step.
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Clinical dashboard vs patient portal: the same data, designed twice
The same lab result reaches a clinician scanning a dozen patients and a patient opening a portal alone at home. One dataset, two different design problems.
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