Measuring time clinicians spend using EHRs in the inpatient setting: a national, mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand hospitals' use of EHR audit-log-based measures to address burden associated with inpatient EHR use.

Materials and methods

Using mixed methods, we analyzed 2018 American Hospital Association Information Technology Supplement Survey data (n = 2864 hospitals; 64% response rate) to characterize measures used and provided by EHR vendors to track clinician time spent documenting. We interviewed staff from the top 3 EHR vendors that provided these measures. Multivariable analyses identified variation in use of the measures among hospitals with these 3 vendors.

Results

53% of hospitals reported using EHR data to track clinician time documenting, compared to 68% of the hospitals using the EHR from the top 3 vendors. Among hospitals with EHRs from these

SUBMITTER: Cohen GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8324233 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature