It Really Is Very Hard To Change Human Nature It Seems. Relevant To All State Health Systems With Hospital EHRs As Well As Many Practices!

This appeared last week:73 Percent of Medical Professionals Share Passwords for EHR AccessA vast majority of surveyed medical professionals and students report having used another staff member ’s password for EHR access.By Kate MonicaSeptember 26, 2017 - A recent study examined the prevalence of password sharing among healthcare providers and found nearly three-quarters of surveyed medical professionals have used another staff member ’s password to obtain EHR access at work.The study by Hassidim et al. was published in Healthcare Informatics Research and assessed survey responses from 299 healthcare professionals including residents, medical students, interns, and nurses.The research team — including researchers from Harvard Medical School, Duke University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), and Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center — found that 73 percent of respondents reported using another staff member’s password to access an EHR at work. Over 57 percent of... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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