Nearly 75% of health workers say documentation impedes patient care: survey

Healthcare DIVE June 7, 2024
Emily Olsen

Most respondents said they hadn’t seen a decrease in the time or effort needed to document patient care, and they reported working late to finish notetaking.

Dive Brief:

• Nearly three-quarters of healthcare professionals say the time or effort needed to complete clinical documentation hampers patient care, according to a survey published this week by the American Medical Informatics Association.
• Documentation tasks follow healthcare workers home too. More than 77% of respondents reported finishing work later than desired or working after hours due to excessive documentation.
• The survey comes as a number of technology companies are touting generative artificial intelligence tools that aim to cut down the amount of work needed to document care in medical records.

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