William Manard, MD, FAAFP, current serves as the chief medical informatics office for Saint Louis University School of Medicine and the SLUCare Physician Group. He is a board-certified family physician and clinical informaticist. In addition to these full-time roles, he also has been an active researcher in the role of electronic health records in patient engagement and the role thereof in clinical outcomes. In his ongoing academic work, he is particularly interested both in the impact of EHRs on patient outcomes, but on the impact of their use on physician satisfaction and well-being.