Ebola: the communication mishap had to do with information system setup. very informative article.

[GusBob]

3. The problem with EHR's

They are always trying to reinvent the wheel or build a better mousetrap it seems. the systems are always tweeked and updated such that you get used to it one way and it gets changed.

on top of that, the government keeps changing their rules for meaningful use and attestment that in order to follow the regulations you are clicking and toggling so many templates that human interaction and communication are often neglected. Information gets lost ESPECIALLY in the patient history

we had an austic savant kid in our clinic, he counted 217 mouse clicks for his encounter ( not key strokes).

sometimes feels as if your chasing your tail and details get lost when you are busy dotting "i's" and crossing "t's"