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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedLybarger KJ, Ostendorf M, Riskin E
Asynchronous speech recognition affects physician editing of notes.
Clinician progress notes are an important record for care and communication, but there is a perception that electronic notes take too long to write and may not accurately reflect the patient encounter, threatening quality of care. Automatic speech recognition (ASR) has the potential to improve clinical documentation process; however, ASR inaccuracy and editing time are barriers to wider use. In this study, the investigators hypothesized that automatic text processing technologies could decrease editing time and improve note quality.
AHRQ-funded; HS023631.
Citation: Lybarger KJ, Ostendorf M, Riskin E .
Asynchronous speech recognition affects physician editing of notes.
Appl Clin Inform 2018 Oct;9(4):782-90. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1673417..
Keywords: Provider: Physician, Provider, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT)
Denton CA, Soni HC, Kannampallil TG
Emergency physicians' perceived influence of EHR use on clinical workflow and performance metrics.
In this article, the authors investigated the perceived effects of electronic health record (EHR) use on clinical workflow and meaningful use (MU) performance metrics. The investigators concluded that physicians' perception of EHRs was likely to influence their practices. They suggested that with negative perceptions of EHR usability problems, positive aspects of EHR use, including the influence on MU performance metrics, may be overridden.
AHRQ-funded; HS022670.
Citation: Denton CA, Soni HC, Kannampallil TG .
Emergency physicians' perceived influence of EHR use on clinical workflow and performance metrics.
Appl Clin Inform 2018 Jul;9(3):725-33. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1668553..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Emergency Department, Health Information Technology (HIT), Workflow, Provider: Physician, Provider
Kannampallil TG, Denton CA, Shapiro JS
Efficiency of emergency physicians: insights from an observational study using EHR log files.
The authors investigated the nature of electronic health records use and their effect on an emergency department's throughput and efficiency. They found that longer time spent on reviewing information on the electronic health record is potentially associated with decreased emergency department throughput efficiency. The authors also note that balancing between these competing goals is a challenge for physicians, and implications for patient safety are discussed.
AHRQ-funded; HS022670.
Citation: Kannampallil TG, Denton CA, Shapiro JS .
Efficiency of emergency physicians: insights from an observational study using EHR log files.
Appl Clin Inform 2018 Jan;9(1):99-104. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1621705..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Emergency Department, Healthcare Delivery, Health Information Technology (HIT), Provider, Provider: Physician
Babbott S, Manwell LB, Brown R
Electronic medical records and physician stress in primary care: results from the MEMO Study.
In this paper, the investigators assessed relationships between the number of EMR functions, primary care work conditions, and physician satisfaction, stress and burnout. The authors concluded that stress may rise for physicians with a moderate number of EMR functions; they found that time pressure was associated with poor physician outcomes mainly in the high EMR cluster.
AHRQ-funded; HS011955.
Citation: Babbott S, Manwell LB, Brown R .
Electronic medical records and physician stress in primary care: results from the MEMO Study.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2014 Feb;21(e1):e100-6. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2013-001875..
Keywords: Burnout, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Primary Care, Provider: Clinician, Provider: Physician