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Resident Notes in an Electronic Health Record.

Megan Aylor¹, Emily M Campbell¹, Christiane Winter¹

¹1 Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.

Clinical Pediatrics

|July 13, 2016

Summary

Standardized electronic health record (EHR) note templates reduced progress note length but delayed completion times. Residents found templates helpful for documentation efficiency, though EHR impact remains unclear.

Keywords:

documentation electronic health record medical record notes resident template

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Area of Science:

Medical Informatics
Clinical Documentation
Healthcare Technology

Background:

Electronic health records (EHRs) are transforming medical documentation practices.
Understanding clinician documentation within EHRs, particularly resident notes, remains limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare electronic inpatient progress notes by residents before and after implementing standardized note templates.
To investigate resident perceptions regarding EHR documentation and new note templates.

Main Methods:

Comparative analysis of resident progress notes (454 pre-template, 610 post-template).
Subanalysis of 100 notes to assess specific section changes.
Surveys and focus groups to gather resident perceptions on EHR documentation and templates.

Main Results:

Implementation of standardized templates resulted in significantly shorter note lengths (263 characters less, P = .004).
Mean note completion time increased by 73 minutes (P < .0001).
The assessment and plan section was shorter (46 words, P < .01); 89% of residents liked templates, 78% found they aided completion.

Conclusions:

Standardized EHR note templates can shorten clinical notes but may extend completion time.
Residents generally appreciate standardized templates for improving documentation efficiency.
Ambivalence exists regarding the overall contribution of EHRs to effective note writing.