Healthcare IT News May 12, 2021
On International Nurses Day, RNs from around the country say telehealth, mobile apps and, yes, electronic health records have been integral to providing seamless patient care at their organizations.
In a recent study, researchers associated more favorable electronic health record usability scores with lower odds of burnout among nurses.
Unfortunately, that study also found that nurses scored their EHR usability at an F – which seems to bode ill for workplace satisfaction in an already stressful environment.
Still, it’s not all bad news: Nursing executives from hospitals around the country told Healthcare IT News that they’ve come to rely on a large range of digital health tools during the COVID-19 pandemic. And, they say, they’ll continue to use...