Attending Physician Remote Access of the Electronic Health Record and Implications for Resident Supervision: A Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advances in information technology have increased remote access to the electronic health record (EHR). Concurrently, standards defining appropriate resident supervision have evolved. How often and under what circumstances inpatient attending physicians remotely access the EHR for resident supervision is unknown.

Objective

We described a model of attending remote EHR use for resident supervision, and quantified the frequency and magnitude of use.

Methods

Using a mixed methods approach, general medicine inpatient attendings were surveyed and interviewed about their remote EHR use. Frequency of use and supervisory actions were quantitatively examined via survey. Transcripts from semistructured interviews were analyzed using grounded theory to identify codes an

SUBMITTER: Martin SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734323 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature