Use of multifunctional electronic health records and burnout among primary care nurse practitioners.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prevalence of electronic health records (EHRs) has significantly increased, and EHRs are a known contributor to clinician burnout. However, it is unknown whether the use of multifunctional EHRs is associated with nurse practitioner (NP) burnout in primary care practices. This is a major gap in the literature because 69% of practicing NPs deliver primary care services to patients.

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate whether the use of multifunctional EHRs is associated with primary care NP burnout.

Method

This study is a secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey data collected from NPs in two states (Pennsylvania and New Jersey). Nurse practitioners completed surveys measuring burnout, use of multifunctional EHRs, demographics, and characteristics of

SUBMITTER: Abraham CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8351449 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature