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Documentation dynamics: Note composition, burden, and physician efficiency.
Nate C Apathy1,2, Lisa Rotenstein3,4, David W Bates3,5
1National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, MedStar Health Research Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
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|November 7, 2022
Summary
Longer physician clinical notes and extensive use of copy-paste functions in electronic health records (EHR) are linked to increased physician burden and reduced efficiency. These practices may not effectively alleviate documentation challenges.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Medical Informatics
- Clinical Documentation
Background:
- Physician burnout is a significant concern in healthcare, often linked to electronic health record (EHR) burdens.
- Understanding the relationship between clinical note characteristics and EHR efficiency is crucial for improving physician well-being.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the association between physician clinical note length and composition with EHR-based measures of burden and efficiency.
- To investigate how specific documentation practices relate to physician burnout indicators.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study analyzed EHR metadata from over 200,000 US physicians using the Epic Systems EHR.
- Physician note length and composition (manual, templated, copy/paste) were assessed against EHR burden (time in EHR, after-hours work) and efficiency (same-day visit closure) metrics.
- Multivariate regression models were employed to determine the relationships.
Main Results:
- Physicians with longer notes spent significantly more time in the EHR after hours and closed fewer visits same-day.
- High utilization of copy-paste functions correlated with decreased efficiency and increased after-hours EHR time.
- Templated text use showed a non-linear relationship, with both very low and very high usage linked to increased burden and decreased efficiency.
Conclusions:
- Practices like extensive copy-pasting and certain levels of templated text use in EHRs may not improve provider efficiency as intended.
- Note length and composition significantly impact physician EHR burden and efficiency, potentially contributing to burnout.