Becker's Healthcare August 27, 2024
Giles Bruce

Some health systems have turned to a team-based approach to help reduce physicians’ documentation burden in the EHR. But is it working?

A national study of over 18,000 physicians found the adoption of notes co-authored by other clinical team members was associated with a significant hike in appointment volumes and drops in documentation time in the EHR, including “pajama time,” or after-hours work. The time savings, specifically, was only realized by high-intensity adopters, or physicians who had co-authors on at least...

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