Doctors who spend too much time looking into electronic health records in hospitals divert their attention from communicating with patients says a new study. 'When doctors spend much time looking at the computer it can be difficult for patients to get their attention' said Enid Montague an assistant professor in medicine general internal medicine and geriatrics at Chicago-based Northwestern University. 'It’s likely that the ability to listen problem-solve and think creatively is not optimal when physicians’ eyes are glued to the screen' he added. Using video cameras Northwestern scientists recorded 100 doctor-patient visits in which doctors used computers to access
