Computer usage and task-switching during resident's working day: Disruptive or not?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent implementation of electronic health records (EHR) has dramatically changed medical ward organization. While residents in general internal medicine use EHR systems half of their working time, whether computer usage impacts residents' workflow remains uncertain. We aimed to observe the frequency of task-switches occurring during resident's work and to assess whether computer usage was associated with task-switching.

Methods

In a large Swiss academic university hospital, we conducted, between May 26 and July 24, 2015 a time-motion study to assess how residents in general internal medicine organize their working day.

Results

We observed 49 day and 17 evening shifts of 36 residents, amounting to 697 working hours. During day shifts, residents spent 5.4 ho

SUBMITTER: Mean M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5325549 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature