Electronic Health Record Time Allocation Among Primary Care Clinicians at the Veterans Health Administration Using Virtual Observations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior research has shown that primary care clinicians (PCPs) spend a large portion of clinic visits on tasks within the electronic health record (EHR). However, no time allocation studies have been done in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and little is known about EHR time spent during virtual visits.

Objective

To estimate the proportion of clinician time spent working within the EHR during primary care visits at VHA clinics.

Design

We used a time study software (WorkStudy+) adapted from prior research to collect time-motion data via remote observation of in-person and virtual visits.

Participants

23 PCPs (including physicians and nurse practitioners) from 3 regional VA sites.

Main measures

Proportion of observed time spent interfacing

SUBMITTER: Deeds SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12325830 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature