HCP Live January 22, 2024
A study of EHR workload trends reveals a concerning increase in primary care providers’ time spent in the EHR post-pandemic, with providers spending 28 more minutes each workday on EHR-related tasks now relative to 2019.
For primary care providers (PCPs), the impact of electronic health record (EHR) workload has become a pressing issue requiring more bandwidth than ever, according to a new study of EHR workload trends from pre- and post-pandemic periods.
Results of the study, which included data from 141 academic PCPs within an integrated health system, suggest providers were spending 28 more minutes in their EHR each day of scheduled clinic work relative to prepandemic workload, with increases also observed for time in orders, inbox, chart review, and...
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