Nurse 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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Nursing Classification EHR Integration Could Boost SDOH Management

by Hannah Nelson

EHR integration of nursing classifications could help drive health equity through enhanced social determinants of health (SDOH) documentation, according to an article published in JAMIA. Researchers...

ED Nurses Report Cumbersome Documentation for EHR Behavioral Flags

by Hannah Nelson

While emergency department (ED) nurses described EHR behavioral flags as helpful for clinician safety, improvements are needed to streamline the process from documentation to follow-up, according to a...

KLAS: Personal Initiative Drives Clinician, Nurse EHR Satisfaction

by Hannah Nelson

Personal initiative is the most commonly reported reason for EHR success, according to a KLAS Arch Collaborative report that suggests leadership should encourage clinicians to take ownership of their...

Rigid MAT EHR Workflows Add to Nurses’ Cognitive Load

by Hannah Nelson

Medication administration technology (MAT) system inefficiencies complicate nurses’ EHR workflows, according to a study published in JAMIA. Researchers conducted interviews with 32 nurses...

Analyzing Free-Text EHR Orders to Support Clinical Workflow Optimization

by Hannah Nelson

Understanding the scope and drivers of the use of nursing-related free-text EHR orders can help guide clinical workflow optimization, according to a study published in JAMIA. Researchers led a...

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...

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...

EHR Use Less Likely to Cause Clinician Burnout, COVID-19 Is the Culprit

by Hannah Nelson

While EHRs were once noted as a top contributor to clinician burnout, nurses’ chaotic work environments and after-hours workloads are driving an increase in burnout in the midst of COVID-19,...

EHR Sepsis Alert Volume Raises Clinician Burden Concerns

by Hannah Nelson

Healthcare organizations that leverage the Epic Sepsis Model (ESM) experienced a 43 percent increase in EHR alerts during COVID-19, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open that raises...

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,...

Saint Vincent Delays Cerner EHR Implementation Due to Staffing Strike

by Hannah Nelson

Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., will delay the rollout of its new Cerner EHR implementation until early 2022 due to the ongoing staffing strike, according to the Worcester Business...

Nurses Give EHR Usability a Failing Grade, Report Burnout

by Christopher Jason

Aligned with their physician counterparts, nurses graded EHR usability an “F,” and respondents also revealed a high level of burnout, according to a study published in the Journal of the...

EHR Vendor, Organizational Relationship Key to EHR Satisfaction

by Christopher Jason

EHR satisfaction and success are possible with any EHR system after improved organizational and vendor teamwork, according to a recent KLAS Impact Report. Physician respondents noted the importance of...

Nurses Need a More Significant Say In Regards to EHR Burnout

by Christopher Jason

Nurses have valuable insight into ways to reduce EHR burnout, but there is a need for further research into ways to better organize, manage, and display this information to mitigate nurse burnout,...

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