EHR User Satisfaction

Machine Learning Model Predicts Physician Departure With EHR Use Metrics

by Hannah Nelson

While reasons for physician departure are multifaceted, machine learning (ML) models that leverage EHR use metrics could aid in identifying those at risk of leaving, according to a study published in...

KLAS Outlines Strategies to Improve Clinician EHR Satisfaction

by Sarai Rodriguez

Improving clinician satisfaction with the EHR is a continuous process that requires healthcare systems to continuously measure, implement, and evaluate EHR experience for more targeted interventions,...

KLAS: Quality of Health IT Implementation Key for Clinician Satisfaction

by Hannah Nelson

The quality of a health IT implementation may be more important for clinician satisfaction than the technology selected, according to a KLAS white paper based on data gathered from 2018 to 2022. The...

Specialty-Specific EHR Training Drives Clinician Satisfaction

by Hannah Nelson

Providers who strongly agree they received specialty-specific EHR training are almost 25 times more likely to report clinician satisfaction with EHR functionality, according to a KLAS Arch...

Is Physician EHR Use a Detriment to the Patient Experience?

by Sarai Rodriguez

EHRs are supposed to improve the care experience for providers and patients. However, both groups have contrasting attitudes towards physician EHR use and its impact on the patient experience, a recent...

Mayo Clinic EHR Training Program Boosts User Confidence Postimplementation

by Hannah Nelson

A Mayo Clinic EHR training program helped improve user confidence and proficiency in the EHR postimplementation, according to a study published in JAMIA. Physician leaders in informatics designed an...

Trust in Health IT Leadership Key to Provider EHR Experience

by Hannah Nelson

Trust in organizational health IT leadership has a significant impact on providers’ overall EHR experience, according to a KLAS Arch Collaborative report. The KLAS Arch Collaborative is a group...

Clinician Governance, EHR Training May Boost EHR User Satisfaction

by Sarai Rodriguez

High-quality EHR training and clinician-led governance structure are key components to improving EHR user satisfaction for clinicians, according to the most recent KLAS Arch Collaborative report. The...

EHR Speed, Reliability Linked to Clinician Satisfaction, Patient Safety

by Hannah Nelson

Organizations with greater clinician agreement that their EHR has the expected speed or reliability have significantly higher clinician satisfaction than organizations that lack this conformity,...

User-Centered Clinical Workflow Use Cases for EHR Satisfaction

by Hannah Nelson

When the industry shifted from paper-based health records to EHRs about a decade ago, end-users were not at the helm of EHR development, which has impacted clinician burden. User-centered clinical workflows can help healthcare...

EHR Documentation Using Virtual Scribes Boosts Clinician Satisfaction

by Hannah Nelson

Healthcare organizations that have leveraged virtual scribes reported decreased EHR documentation time and improved clinician satisfaction, according to a KLAS report. Virtual scribes are remote human...

Supportive Health IT Structure Linked to Global EHR Satisfaction

by Hannah Nelson

Supportive health IT structure is the factor most associated with EHR satisfaction, according to a KLAS Arch Collaborative report. In global health systems, clinicians who strongly agree that their...

Clinicians at Physician-Owned Practices Have Greater EHR Satisfaction

by Sarai Rodriguez

EHR satisfaction is significantly higher among clinicians practicing at physician-owned practices than clinicians at non-physician-owned practices, according to a recent JAMA Network Open study. In...

Clinician Burnout, EHR Satisfaction Linked to Likelihood to Leave Org

by Hannah Nelson

EHR satisfaction and clinician burnout are correlated with the likelihood that a provider is planning to leave their organization, according to a KLAS report based on survey responses from 59,000...

VA Focuses on Walla Walla EHR Implementation End-User Training

by Hannah Nelson

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will continue to monitor end-user training needs post-EHR implementation go-live at the VA Walla Walla medical center in Washington, according to reporting from...

Epic EHR Optimization Enhances Nursing Clinical Documentation Workflows

by Hannah Nelson

A multi-year Epic EHR optimization project cut clinical documentation time for acute care nurses, resulting in enhanced end-user satisfaction. Complaints from acute care nurses about overly...

Health IT Vendor MEDITECH Announces EHR Training Partnership

by Hannah Nelson

MEDITECH has partnered with healthcare eLearning vendor MedPower to develop and deliver a catalog of interactive online EHR training courses in efforts to better support end-users and improve health IT...

Benefits, Outcomes of EHR Vendor Clinical Communication Platforms

by Victoria Bailey

Clinical communication platforms have improved outcomes for several EHR vendors in 2021, including clinician collaboration, communication with non-clinician staff, and physician satisfaction, according...

Poor EHR Use Training Leads to Nurse Staffing Upheavals

by Hannah Nelson

Four travel nurses hired by a California hospital to help address the ongoing surge of COVID-19 strains quit days after they were hired due to inadequate EHR use training and onboarding issues,...

EHR Usability, User Satisfaction High in Ambulatory Surgery Centers

by Hannah Nelson

Almost all healthcare organizations that have implemented ambulatory surgery center (ASC) EHR systems report high clinician satisfaction and EHR usability, according to a recent KLAS report. As more...