This hour-long webinar will examine changes taking place in Washington State to try and achieve health equity, including among tribes.

What do we want from electronic health records? Well, it all depends on who you ask. If you ask health care providers — doctors, nurses, and other providers — be prepared: they often have long lists of frustrations with the very tools that promised to make taking care of patients a lot more reliable, safe, and efficient. Patients often have a difficult time navigating new online portals, too. That’s not to say EHRs haven’t made many things better, and there’s certainly no going back. But what about fixing those daily headaches and workarounds with EHRs we’re now hearing so much about, and designing or redesigning the technology so it better matches what health care practitioners and patients need? Is the vendor community listening? We’re going to find out.

The workshop will feature discussions on the evidence on pain research, care, and education; trends in consequences of prescription opioids; and interventions to reduce opioid-related harms. There also will be a public comment session.