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

November 27, 2023 - 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 included 307 PCPs practicing across 31 primary care clinics at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital during...

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