IMO, the problem is not so much about the tools, it is more about Doctors "perception" of such tools and to a certain extent the "culture" and their past medica

IMO, the problem is not so much about the tools, it is more about Doctors "perception" of such tools and to a certain extent the "culture" and their past medical training. There is tons of evidence/literature in form of clinical guidelines[1], RCTs (randomized controlled trial)[2], and information resources (such as UpToDate). There are several studies [3] on why doctors continue to ignore software alerts (that incorporate such knowledge) in EHRs at the point of care. Although, I do agree that across the board the UI/UX of the EHRs currently in the market is horrible. I believe there is a fine line between a good "decision aid" and "annoyance" and getting this right for an expert working in a chaotic, collaborative, time-sensitive, law-suit-attracting environment is extremely challenging. 1. http://guidelines.gov/ http://guidelines.gov/ 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randomized_controlled_trial http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randomized_controlled_trial 3. http://www.informatics-review.com/wiki/index.php/Alert_fatigue http://www.informatics-review.com/wiki/index.php/Alert_fatig...