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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedWang X, Blumenthal HJ, Hoffman D
Modeling patient-related workload in the emergency department using electronic health record data.
Understanding and managing clinician workload is important for clinician (nurses, physicians and advanced practice providers) occupational health as well as patient safety. Efforts have been made to develop strategies for managing clinician workload by improving patient assignment. The goal of the current study was to use electronic health record (EHR) data to predict the amount of work that individual patients contributed to clinician workload (patient-related workload).
AHRQ-funded; HS022542.
Citation: Wang X, Blumenthal HJ, Hoffman D .
Modeling patient-related workload in the emergency department using electronic health record data.
Int J Med Inform 2021 Jun;150:104451. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104451..
Keywords: Emergency Department, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Provider: Physician
Dymek C, Kim B, Melton GB
AHRQ Author: Dymek C, Hsiao CJ
Building the evidence-base to reduce electronic health record-related clinician burden.
This paper looks at the evidence-base to reduce electronic health record-related (EHR-related) clinician burden. Evidence-based informatics approaches, pragmatic next steps, and future research directions are presented to improve three of the highest contributors to EHR burden: documentation, chart review, and inbox tasks. Perspectives are also offered on how EHR vendors, healthcare system leaders, and policymakers can play an integral role to make EHR easier to use.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; HS027363.
Citation: Dymek C, Kim B, Melton GB .
Building the evidence-base to reduce electronic health record-related clinician burden.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2021 Apr 23;28(5):1057-61. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa238..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Burnout, Evidence-Based Practice, Provider: Clinician, Provider: Physician, Provider
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