System-Level Factors and Time Spent on Electronic Health Records by Primary Care Physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Primary care physicians (PCPs) spend the most time on the electronic health record (EHR) of any specialty. Thus, it is critical to understand what factors contribute to varying levels of PCP time spent on EHRs.

Objective

To characterize variation in EHR time across PCPs and primary care clinics, and to describe how specific PCP, patient panel, clinic, and team collaboration factors are associated with PCPs' time spent on EHRs.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included 307 PCPs practicing across 31 primary care clinics at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital during 2021. Data were analyzed from October 2022 to October 2023.

Main outcomes and measures

Total per-visit EHR time, total per-visit pajam

SUBMITTER: Rotenstein LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10665969 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature