Clinicians Seem To Be Spending An Amazing Amount Of Time Working With Their Electronic Health Records.

This appeared last week:Original Research |14 January 2020 Physician Time Spent Using the Electronic Health Record During Outpatient Encounters: A Descriptive Study J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD; David McCallie Jr., MD Article, Author, and Disclosure Information Abstract
Background: The amount of time that providers spend using electronic health records (EHRs) to support the care delivery process is a concern for the U.S. health care system. Given the potential effect on patient care and the high costs related to this time, particularly for medical specialists whose work is largely cognitive, these findings warrant more precise documentation of the time physicians invest in these clinically focused EHR functions.Objective: To describe how much time ambulatory medical subspecialists and primary care physicians across several U.S. care delivery systems spend on various EHR functions.Design: Descriptive study.Setting: U.S.-based, adult, nonsurgical, ambulatory practices using the Cerner...
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Source: Australian Health Information Technology - January 22, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs