Ambulatory EHR Use

AMA Announces 2023 Recipients of EHR Use Research Grant Program

June 21, 2023 - The American Medical Association (AMA) has selected nine organizations as recipients of the 2023 EHR Use Research Grant Program. The recipients will divide $589,000 to fund projects examining patterns of EHR use to improve clinical workflows, enhance patient care, and prevent clinician burnout. “The EHR Use Research Grant Program allows the...

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Standard Metrics Needed to Measure After-Hours Clinician EHR Work

by Hannah Nelson

Vendor-derived EHR use metrics likely underestimate the time clinicians spend on after-hours EHR work, according to an article published in The Annals of Family Medicine. EHR vendors Epic and Cerner...

Elation Health Leads in Small Practice EHR Satisfaction Ranking

by Sarai Rodriguez

Elation Health has separated itself from other EHR vendors and led the way in small practice EHR satisfaction, according to a recent KLAS Performance Report sent to journalists. Despite their...

PCP EHR Screen Time Linked to Higher Quality Outcomes

by Hannah Nelson

Primary care physician (PCP) EHR screen time spent on in-basket and clinical review was linked to higher quality outcomes for certain metrics, like breast cancer screening rates, according to a JAMA...

Vendor-Derived EHR Use Measures Present Research Limitations

by Hannah Nelson

As the number of studies using event logs to observe EHR use continues to grow, inconsistent measure definitions from vendors and investigators pose challenges for clinical research, according to a...

MEDITECH Web-Based EHR System Expands to Independent Practices

by Sarai Rodriguez

MEDITECH has made its web-based EHR system and practice management solution, Expanse Ambulatory, available to independent and physician-owned practices without the need for an Expanse EHR in a hospital...

Can Low EHR Use Time, Clinician Demand Predict Physician Departure?

by Hannah Nelson

While EHR use has been linked to clinician burnout, a study published in JAMA Network Open revealed that less time spent on EHR inbox management may be able to predict physician departure. This...

Ambulatory Docs Spend 5-Plus Hours on EHR Use Per Day

by Christopher Jason

Ambulatory physicians spend more than five hours on EHR use for every eight hours of scheduled patient time, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics...

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