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Journal Article > Study
Allocation of physician time in ambulatory practice: a time and motion study in four specialties.
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Sinsky C, Colligan L, Li L, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2016;165:753-760.
Time spent with the electronic health record and performing administrative tasks has been linked to physician burnout, an important patient safety problem. This study used direct observation and time diaries to characterize the work of outpatient physicians. Investigators found that physicians spent substantially more time on desk work and using the electronic health record than interacting with patients face-to-face.
Cases & Commentaries
EMR Entry Error: Not So Benign
- Web M&M
Ross Koppel, PhD; April 2009
A patient hospitalized with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia and advanced AIDS is given another patient's malignant biopsy results, leading his primary physician to mistakenly recommend hospice care.
Journal Article > Review
Electronic medical record: a balancing act of patient safety, privacy and health care delivery.
Gummadi S, Housri N, Zimmers TA, Koniaris LG. Am J Med Sci. 2014;348:238-243.
Electronic health records (EHRs) and health information technologies (IT) have been widely implemented to enhance safe care delivery, despite weaknesses linked to systems and user experience. This review explores the evidence on health IT implementation and design challenges that have hindered progress, recommends ways to address these issues, and highlights the potential benefits if EHRs are fully utilized.
Cases & Commentaries
It's Sarah, Not Stephen!
- Spotlight Case
- Web M&M
Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH; October 2013
Although the mother of a child, born male who identified as and expressed externally as a girl, had alerted the clinic of the child's preferred name when making the appointment, the medical staff called for the patient in the waiting room using her legal (masculine) name.