"The computer ate my term paper" vs "The computer ate the patient history

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11. In my experiences doctors/nurses are overwhelmed by EHRs/EMRs

These systems do not give clinicians a quick overview of the medical record of the patient. The information the doctor needs is all over the place. Test results are in different categories, scattered over some time period. Everything seems fragmented and in different places. The doctor doesn't have time to deal with it in a 15 minute appoint slot. He or she looks at it for a minute, and then gets frustrated. They then deal with the patient without a clear sense of the medical history, and thus they are unable to diagnose any problem that may have been developing over a long period.

There needs to be a way to summarize all the relevant information into a screen doctors can read at a glance so they don't have to go hunting for all the information.