Understanding the perceived role of electronic health records and workflow fragmentation on clinician documentation burden in emergency departments.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Understand the perceived role of electronic health records (EHR) and workflow fragmentation on clinician documentation burden in the emergency department (ED).

Methods

From February to June 2022, we conducted semistructured interviews among a national sample of US prescribing providers and registered nurses who actively practice in the adult ED setting and use Epic Systems' EHR. We recruited participants through professional listservs, social media, and email invitations sent to healthcare professionals. We analyzed interview transcripts using inductive thematic analysis and interviewed participants until we achieved thematic saturation. We finalized themes through a consensus-building process.

Results

We conducted interviews with 12 prescribing providers an

SUBMITTER: Moy AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10114050 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature