Differences in Total and After-hours Electronic Health Record Time Across Ambulatory Specialties

JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Jun 1;181(6):863-865. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.0256.

Authors

Lisa S Rotenstein^{1

2}, A Jay Holmgren^{1

3}, N Lance Downing⁴, David W Bates^{1

2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Center for Biomedical Informatics Research, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
⁵ Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study measures clinicians’ time spent using electronic health records by specialty and the activities performed.

MeSH terms

Ambulatory Care Facilities
Ambulatory Care*
Electronic Health Records*
Humans
Job Satisfaction*
Physicians*