Doctors often find the electronic health record (EHR) time-consuming and annoying. However, quantitative estimates of physicians’ time on EHR tasks are sparse and not collated. We assembled evidence on hours dedicated to the EHR each day by physicians. The result is impressive – 4.5 hours. A little background: EHR systems started in the late 1960s.
How much time do physicians spend in the EHR? originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
