NIST at work on EHR usability | Healthcare IT News

NIST at work on EHR usability | Healthcare IT News: "Efforts to improve the usability of EHRs are widely recognized as key to achieving widespread adoption and meaningful use of these systems, according to NIST. A recent report prepared by the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) identified gaps in the processes and practices used by EHR vendors to ensure the usability of their products. One key finding from the report highlighted the lack of standard approaches and formats for testing and reporting usability of EHR products across the industry."