Death by a Thousand Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong
The flaws with eCWs system aside, the larger problem with EHRs, and the fact that to date they have not improved outcomes in any significant way, lies with the fact that they are primarily designed to “optimize” revenue cycle management. Everything has to be documented correctly - or else it can’t be billed for or may get rejected on audit. 
Hospital staff, including physicians, are responsible for the accuracy of this documentation, but that’s a big responsibility to bear.<p>The only way this may change is if we change how we pay for our care. This is not on the horizon at this time. Even the value based programs that CMS has implemented are really fee for service with a look back  and adjustments to payments made based on savings that were encountered.