Two-year longitudinal assessment of physicians' perceptions after replacement of a longstanding homegrown electronic health record: does a J-curve of satisfaction really exist?
Hanauer DA, Branford GL, Greenberg G, et al. Two-year longitudinal assessment of physicians' perceptions after replacement of a longstanding homegrown electronic health record: does a J-curve of satisfaction really exist? J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2017;24(e1):e157-e165. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocw077.
Electronic health record (EHR) implementation has been linked to physician dissatisfaction and burnout. This survey found physician satisfaction with the EHR decreased immediately after transitioning from a homegrown to a commercial system, and then either remained low or gradually returned to baseline. The authors suggest that these results underscore the need to improve commercial EHRs for physicians.