In the midst of the current health crisis, clinician burnout is rising rapidly — and health care leaders and technology providers should act now to improve the clinical usability of EHRs. I agree with the authors, who noted that Covid-19 is creating a "parallel pandemic" for health care workers facing a surge of physical and emotional harm. Not surprisingly, 52% of health care providers who participated in a recent survey by LocumTenens.com reported experiencing increases in stress, burnout or mental health issues due to Covid-19. Enhancing InteroperabilityAnother often-discussed challenge for health care providers is the lack of interoperability between clinical systems and health care organizations. According to 590 health care leaders participating in a recent Black Book survey, the absence of true interoperability has detracted from Covid-19 patient care.

Source: Forbes September 21, 2020 10:52 UTC