On the EHR-related term "cognitive overload"

I often use the term "cognitive overload" when writing about EHR and related information technology systems that present a needlessly complex user experience to clinicians.  This affects the care they deliver in negative ways.

Physicians and nurses are presented with too much complexity for the hard, fast, unpredictable work they have to perform.

This picture of a B36J cockpit illustrates the concept of cognitive overload instantly:

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A 360-degree "virtual tour" is at http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/media/062/B-36J%20Engineer.htm.  Scroll around the cockpit to see more.

Any questions?

-- SS