First published 10/2/2026, 4:08:15 PM · Last updated 10/2/2026, 4:08:15 PM

A Clinician’s Report of the Unintended Consequences of Electronic Health Records

A clinician-authored journal article addresses unintended negative effects associated with electronic health records; publisher and content-type metadata are provided but no article findings or location are included in the excerpt. The source is a 2014 journal article published by the John M. Pfau Library, California State University San Bernardino.

Categories: public-health, technology

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence: 2/10How certain the assessment is based on the clarity and evidence in the cited reporting.
Geographic reach: 1/10How widely the event reaches, from a local area (1) to worldwide impact (10).
Global importance: 2/10The event's broader significance, from limited importance (1) to major global importance (10).
Impact magnitude: 1/10The scale or severity of the real-world impact, from minor (1) to extreme (10).
Positivity: 2/10How harmful or beneficial the event is, from strongly harmful (1) to strongly positive (10).
Urgency: 1/10How time-sensitive the event is, from low urgency (1) to immediate attention needed (10).

Why it matters

The article concerns negative effects tied to electronic health records, a topic relevant to clinical practice and health IT.

Sources

A Clinician’s Report of the Unintended Consequences of Electronic Health Records

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