[{"innerBlocks":[],"name":"core\/freeform","postId":279,"blockType":{"name":"core\/freeform","keywords":[],"attributes":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"providesContext":[],"usesContext":[],"selectors":[],"supports":{"className":false,"customClassName":false,"reusable":false},"styles":[],"variations":[],"apiVersion":3,"title":"Classic","description":"Use the classic WordPress editor.","category":"text"},"originalContent":"A survey of U.S. physicians finds that the lower doctors rate the usability of their electronic health records, the higher the likelihood that they are experiencing symptoms of professional burnout. <\/a>The study<\/a>, a joint effort by researchers at the American Medical Association, Mayo Clinic and Stanford, revealed that dermatologists, general surgeons and orthopedic surgeons rated their EHRs especially poorly.Results of the survey, published on Thursday in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings<\/i>, also showed that older doctors found EHRs less usable than younger physicians.\u201cThe usability of current EHR systems received a grade of F by physician users when evaluated using a standardized metric of technology usability,\u201d state the study\u2019s authors. \u201cA strong dose-response relationship between EHR usability and the odds of burnout was observed.\u201dIn the survey, EHR usability was assessed using the System Usability Scale, a 10-item questionnaire that has been used in more than 1,300 other usability studies in various industries. Burnout was measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, an introspective psychological inventory consisting of 22 items pertaining to occupational burnout. \u201cThis cross-sectional survey of U.S. physicians from all specialty disciplines was conducted between October 12, 2017, and March 15, 2018, using the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile,\u201d according to the authors. \u201cAmong the 30,456 invited physicians, 5197 (17.1 percent) completed surveys. A random 25 percent (n=1250) of respondents in the primary survey received a subsurvey evaluating EHR usability, and 870 (69.6 percent) completed it.\u201d In response to the study, the American Medical Association called for improved EHR usability.\u201cA new study issued today found electronic health records\u2014as currently designed, implemented and regulated\u2014lack usability as a necessary feature, resulting in EHRs that are extremely hard to use compared to other common technologies,\u201d said AMA President Patrice Harris, MD, in a written statement. \u201cPoor EHR usability was found to be highly correlated with physician burnout.\u201dWhile the usability of current EHR systems received a grade of F by physicians in the study, users in other studies gave Google's search engine an A and a B to Amazon, ATMs and microwave ovens.Harris added that the study\u2019s findings \u201cwill not come as a surprise to anyone who practices medicine,\u201d noting that there is a \u201cnational imperative to overhaul the design and use of EHRs and reframe the technology to focus primarily on its most critical function\u2014helping physicians care for their patients.\u201dIn the study, physicians reported spending one to two hours on EHRs and other deskwork for every hour spent with patients, and an additional one to two hours daily of personal time on EHR-related activities.","saveContent":"A survey of U.S. physicians finds that the lower doctors rate the usability of their electronic health records, the higher the likelihood that they are experiencing symptoms of professional burnout. <\/a>The study<\/a>, a joint effort by researchers at the American Medical Association, Mayo Clinic and Stanford, revealed that dermatologists, general surgeons and orthopedic surgeons rated their EHRs especially poorly.Results of the survey, published on Thursday in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings<\/i>, also showed that older doctors found EHRs less usable than younger physicians.\u201cThe usability of current EHR systems received a grade of F by physician users when evaluated using a standardized metric of technology usability,\u201d state the study\u2019s authors. \u201cA strong dose-response relationship between EHR usability and the odds of burnout was observed.\u201dIn the survey, EHR usability was assessed using the System Usability Scale, a 10-item questionnaire that has been used in more than 1,300 other usability studies in various industries. Burnout was measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, an introspective psychological inventory consisting of 22 items pertaining to occupational burnout. \u201cThis cross-sectional survey of U.S. physicians from all specialty disciplines was conducted between October 12, 2017, and March 15, 2018, using the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile,\u201d according to the authors. \u201cAmong the 30,456 invited physicians, 5197 (17.1 percent) completed surveys. A random 25 percent (n=1250) of respondents in the primary survey received a subsurvey evaluating EHR usability, and 870 (69.6 percent) completed it.\u201d In response to the study, the American Medical Association called for improved EHR usability.\u201cA new study issued today found electronic health records\u2014as currently designed, implemented and regulated\u2014lack usability as a necessary feature, resulting in EHRs that are extremely hard to use compared to other common technologies,\u201d said AMA President Patrice Harris, MD, in a written statement. \u201cPoor EHR usability was found to be highly correlated with physician burnout.\u201dWhile the usability of current EHR systems received a grade of F by physicians in the study, users in other studies gave Google's search engine an A and a B to Amazon, ATMs and microwave ovens.Harris added that the study\u2019s findings \u201cwill not come as a surprise to anyone who practices medicine,\u201d noting that there is a \u201cnational imperative to overhaul the design and use of EHRs and reframe the technology to focus primarily on its most critical function\u2014helping physicians care for their patients.\u201dIn the study, physicians reported spending one to two hours on EHRs and other deskwork for every hour spent with patients, and an additional one to two hours daily of personal time on EHR-related activities.","order":0,"get_parent":{},"attributes":[],"attributesType":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"dynamicContent":""}]

Survey: Doctor burnout tied to perceived poor EHR usability

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