25 × 5 Symposium to Reduce Documentation Burden: Report-out and Call for Action.

Area of Science:

• Health Informatics
• Clinical Workflow Optimization
• Healthcare Policy

Background:

• Increased adoption of electronic health records and regulatory demands have escalated clinician documentation requirements.
• This documentation burden is a significant driver of clinician burnout and can compromise patient care quality.

Purpose of the Study:

• To convene experts and identify actionable strategies for a 75% reduction in clinician documentation burden by 2025.
• To foster a collaborative environment for developing interventions to alleviate documentation overload.

Main Methods:

• A symposium featured six weekly sessions with 33 presentations, including panel discussions and breakout groups.
• Steering Committee members analyzed breakout group notes to compile and prioritize action items for reducing documentation burden.

Main Results:

• 82 action items were synthesized into Calls to Action for providers, health systems, vendors, and policy groups.
• Key themes included accountability, evidence, education, technological innovation, and improved knowledge sharing.

Conclusions:

• The symposium generated a prioritized list of interventions for short-, medium-, and long-term implementation.
• Reducing clinician documentation burden requires collaborative efforts across all stakeholder groups.