Looking at electronic health records diverts doctors’ attention from patients during office visits

“When physicians spend too much time looking at the computer screen in the exam room, nonverbal cues may get overlooked and affect doctors’ ability to pay attention and communicate with patients, according to a Northwestern Medicine- study. Published online in January in the journal Medical Informatics, the study found that doctors who use electronic health records [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: News Communication Physician-Patient Relationship Source Type: news