Physician EHR Use

KLAS: Improved EHR Efficiency Can Mitigate Early-Stage Clinician Burnout

January 22, 2024 - Preventing clinician burnout by increasing EHR efficiency is easier than reducing burnout after it has peaked, according to a KLAS Arch Collaborative report. The report leverages data collected from 20,229 physicians and 32,782 nurses between January 2022 and August 2023. Overall, the number of clinicians reporting burnout has slightly decreased...


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Physicians Bear the Greatest Inpatient EHR Messaging Load

by Hannah Nelson

Inpatient EHR messaging patterns differ by role, with medicine providers sending and receiving 2.8 and 3.1 times the average daily messaging volume compared to other groups, according to a study...

Community Health Center PCPs Spend Less Time on EHR, Electronic Inbox

by Hannah Nelson

Primary care physicians (PCPs) practicing in community health centers spend less time using the EHR than other PCPs, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. The cross-sectional study...

EHR Usability Outshines AI as Top Health IT Priority of Healthcare Execs

by Hannah Nelson

Healthcare executives are thinking about more than AI, according to a recent Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) poll that found improving EHR usability is medical group leaders' top health...

Community Hospitals Select Oracle Health EHR to Streamline Workflows

by Hannah Nelson

Several healthcare organizations have recently selected the CommunityWorks EHR from Oracle Health to enhance operational workflows.   The platform aims to support the clinical, financial, and...

KLAS: Epic Signal Data Cannot Predict EHR Satisfaction, Clinician Burnout

by Hannah Nelson

Signal, the provider-efficiency tracking tool from Epic, has several valuable uses, but it is not a meaningful or predictive measure for EHR satisfaction or clinician burnout, according to a KLAS...

How Case Western is Prioritizing Epic EHR Training for Medical Students

by Hannah Nelson

EHR use has become closely intertwined with the practice of medicine, with a staggering 96 percent of hospitals leveraging the technology. However, hands-on EHR training remains rare in early medical student education. While some medical...

KLAS: Clinician Satisfaction with eLearning EHR Training Mounts

by Hannah Nelson

Healthcare organizations are increasingly turning to self-directed eLearning as a cost-effective EHR training method to complement traditional instructor-led training, according to a KLAS report. KLAS...

KLAS Outlines Health IT Vendor Offerings for Clinician EHR Efficiency

by Hannah Nelson

A new KLAS report based on interviews with 67 healthcare organizations validates offerings vendors and firms provide to enhance clinician EHR efficiency. EHR efficiency is one of the most impactful...

Racial Disparities in EHR Engagement Highlight Implicit Bias Concerns

by Hannah Nelson

Patients from racial and ethnic minority groups were more likely to receive a lower amount of EHR engagement during inpatient stays compared to White patients, according to a study published in...

Nuance Releases Generative AI Copilot for Clinical Documentation

by Hannah Nelson

Nuance Communications, Inc., a Microsoft Company, has announced the general availability of Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) Copilot, which leverages conversational, ambient, and generative AI to...

Personalized Clinical Documentation Tools Linked to EHR Satisfaction

by Hannah Nelson

While direct entry is the most common documentation method, physicians who use personalized documentation tools report the highest levels of EHR satisfaction, according to a KLAS Arch Collaborative...

Effective Resident EHR Training Hinges on Personal Initiative

by Hannah Nelson

According to a study published in JAMIA, a willingness to learn on the job by asking questions was important for resident development in EHR use and clinical documentation.   Researchers...

EHR Work Associated With Clinician Burnout Across Specialties

by Hannah Nelson

Perceived EHR work stress was significantly associated with clinician burnout across all specialties, according to a study published in JAMIA. Researchers invited attending physicians at UC San Diego...

Six EHR Optimization Tactics to Streamline Clinical Workflows

by Hannah Nelson

Across the industry, healthcare organizations are tapping EHR optimization tools to streamline clinical workflows in an effort to combat a crippling clinician burnout problem. The HITECH Act of 2009 successfully promoted EHR adoption...

COVID-19 Exacerbated Gender Disparity in EHR Message Burden

by Hannah Nelson

While the COVID-19 pandemic increased patient EHR message volume across specialties, women physicians experienced a significantly greater message increase, according to a study published in JAMIA....

EHR Clinical Note Length Continues to Grow Despite Coding Changes

by Hannah Nelson

Despite EHR coding changes enacted in 2021 aimed at reducing documentation burden, an Epic Research report has found that the average EHR clinical note length has continued to increase. Researchers...

KLAS Report Reviews EHR Education Software for Content, Analytics

by Hannah Nelson

According to previous KLAS Arch Collaborative research, EHR education is one of the most impactful factors in clinician health IT satisfaction. A new report highlights the current market for EHR...

Health System Deploys Support Service for Epic EHR Usability

by Hannah Nelson

Emory Healthcare in Georgia has announced a collaboration with health IT vendor Experis Health Solutions to support Epic EHR usability. The strategic partnership aims to improve the digital...

Part-Time PCPs Spend Greater Share of Clinic Hours on EHR Than Peers

by Hannah Nelson

Part-time primary care physicians (PCPs) spent more time in the EHR per clinic hour than their full-time peers, including more time outside scheduled appointments, according to a cross-sectional study...