The thousands of tasks in an EHR can be simplified into three major clinical tasks. This simplicity is helpful to understand an EHR’s first principles.
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Modular Design - First principles from the physical world
Pretty much everything is highly modular. The world wouldn’t function without it. Modularity makes it possible to build quickly and cost effectively.
Order Entry UX - First principles: Order + Action
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Order Entry UX - First principles: Knowledge + Order
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