Medscape March 19, 2025
Primary care clinicians often log into electronic health records (EHR) even while on short vacations, according to findings from a retrospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.
The researchers found that physicians spent a median of 16.1 minutes in the EHR per paid time off (PTO) day. Physicians also worked in EHRs on a median 39.0% of PTO days, with EHR use exceeding 30 minutes per day on a median 19.0% of PTO days.
Working in the EHR during PTO off is associated with clinician burnout. In the workplace, burnout is associated with lower-quality patient care, decreased patient safety, and reduced patient satisfaction, among other issues.
“While the actual amount of time spent in the EHR...
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