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Administrative Overload as a Cause of Diagnostic Error—Reply

Administrative Overload as a Cause of Diagnostic Error—Reply Letters Corresponding Author: Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH, Houston VA Health Services and computer systems that are clunky and overly time con- Research and Development Center of Excellence, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans suming are burdens that prevent us from doing our primary Affairs Medical Center (152), 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 job as physicians—taking care of patients. Research studies (hardeeps@bcm.edu). have affirmed what many recognize to be common sense— Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported. focusing on several tasks at once means less concentration on Funding/Support: Dr Singh is partially supported by the Houston VA Health each task. Physicians know the risks of distractions. At the core Services Research and Development Center of Excellence (HFP90-020). of user-unfriendly documentation and billing systems is a fun- Role of the Sponsor: The funding source had no role in the preparation, review, or approval of this letter. damental detachment of those developing the systems and Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do those using them on the front lines of health care. not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs. It is not clear whether a simple solution to this problem is 1. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Internal Medicine American Medical Association

Administrative Overload as a Cause of Diagnostic Error—Reply

JAMA Internal Medicine , Volume 173 (20) – Nov 11, 2013

Administrative Overload as a Cause of Diagnostic Error—Reply

Abstract

Letters Corresponding Author: Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH, Houston VA Health Services and computer systems that are clunky and overly time con- Research and Development Center of Excellence, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans suming are burdens that prevent us from doing our primary Affairs Medical Center (152), 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 job as physicians—taking care of patients. Research studies (hardeeps@bcm.edu). have affirmed what many recognize to be common sense— Conflict of...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2013 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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2168-6106
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2168-6114
DOI
10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.9734
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24217381
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Abstract

Letters Corresponding Author: Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH, Houston VA Health Services and computer systems that are clunky and overly time con- Research and Development Center of Excellence, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans suming are burdens that prevent us from doing our primary Affairs Medical Center (152), 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 job as physicians—taking care of patients. Research studies (hardeeps@bcm.edu). have affirmed what many recognize to be common sense— Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported. focusing on several tasks at once means less concentration on Funding/Support: Dr Singh is partially supported by the Houston VA Health each task. Physicians know the risks of distractions. At the core Services Research and Development Center of Excellence (HFP90-020). of user-unfriendly documentation and billing systems is a fun- Role of the Sponsor: The funding source had no role in the preparation, review, or approval of this letter. damental detachment of those developing the systems and Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do those using them on the front lines of health care. not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs. It is not clear whether a simple solution to this problem is 1.

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JAMA Internal MedicineAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 11, 2013

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