Experts Disagree Whether EHRs Save Time, Improve Care Quality

​Experts disagree on whether electronic health record (EHR) systems are saving clinicians time and helping them make better decisions. One survey of 845 internal medicine physicians, residents, and fellows, conducted by the American College of Physicians, found that clinicians lose an estimated six and a half hours each week when using EHR systems because it is time-consuming to capture data.