Novel Metrics for Improving Professional Fulfillment
Authors: Yumi T. DiAngi, Tzielan C. Lee, Christine A. Sinsky, Bryan D. Bohman, Christopher D. Sharp
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2017)

Ideas and Opinions21 November 2017Novel Metrics for Improving Professional FulfillmentYumi T. DiAngi, MD, Tzielan C. Lee, MD, Christine A. Sinsky, MD, Bryan D. Bohman, MD, and Christopher D. Sharp, MDYumi T. DiAngi, MDFrom Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care, and Stanford Children's Health, Palo Alto, California; American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois; and University HealthCare Alliance, Newark, California., Tzielan C. Lee, MDFrom Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care, and Stanford Children's Health, Palo Alto, California; American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois; and University HealthCare Alliance, Newark, California., Christine A. Sinsky, MDFrom Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care, and Stanford Children's Health, Palo Alto, California; American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois; and University HealthCare Alliance, Newark, California., Bryan D. Bohman, MDFrom Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care, and Stanford Children's Health, Palo Alto, California; American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois; and University HealthCare Alliance, Newark, California., and Christopher D. Sharp, MDFrom Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care, and Stanford Children's Health, Palo Alto, California; American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois; and University HealthCare Alliance, Newark, California.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M17-0658 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Measurement abounds. Indeed, many ambulatory care providers feel besieged by the financial, quality, and service metrics that pervade their professional lives. Relatively new to this landscape are measurements from the electronic health record (EHR), which include practice efficiency scores that create a window on the clinician's workflow. In this article, we propose a set of EHR-related metrics that provide further insight into the clinician experience.The EHR, which was intended to improve patient care, has had the ironic and unintended consequence of impairing practice efficiency, largely because of poor design, a focus on regulatory reporting, and the burden placed on ...References1. Shanafelt TD, Dyrbye LN, Sinsky C, Hasan O, Satele D, Sloan J, et al. Relationship between clerical burden and characteristics of the electronic environment with physician burnout and professional satisfaction. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016;91:836-48. [PMID: 27313121] doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.05.007 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. DiAngi YT, Longhurst CA, Payne TH. aming the EHR (electronic health record)—there is hope. J Fam Med. 2016;3. 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Accessed at www.aspr.org/?696 on 13 July 2017. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care, and Stanford Children's Health, Palo Alto, California; American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois; and University HealthCare Alliance, Newark, California.Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M17-0658.Corresponding Author: Yumi T. DiAngi, MD, Stanford University, 4100 Bohannon Drive, MC 5522, Menlo Park, CA 94025; e-mail, [email protected]com.Current Author Addresses: Dr. DiAngi: Stanford University, 4100 Bohannon Drive, MC 5522, Menlo Park, CA 94025.Dr. Lee: Stanford Children's Health, 700 Welch Road, Suite 114A, Palo Alto, CA 94304.Dr. Sinsky: American Medical Association, 330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 39300, Chicago, IL 60611-5885.Dr. Bohman: Department of Anesthesiology, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94305.Dr. Sharp: Stanford University, 211 Quarry Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304.Author Contributions: Conception and design: Y.T. DiAngi, T.C. Lee, C.A. Sinsky, B.D. Bohman, C.D. Sharp.Analysis and interpretation of the data: T.C. Lee.Drafting of the article: Y.T. DiAngi, T.C. Lee, C.A. Sinsky, B.D. Bohman, C.D. Sharp.Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: Y.T. DiAngi, T.C. Lee, C.A. Sinsky, B.D. Bohman, C.D. Sharp.Final approval of the article: Y.T. DiAngi, T.C. Lee, C.A. Sinsky, B.D. Bohman, C.D. Sharp.Provision of study materials or patients: T.C. Lee.Obtaining of funding: T.C. Lee.Administrative, technical, or logistic support: T.C. Lee, C.D. Sharp.Collection and assembly of data: T.C. Lee.This article was published at Annals.org on 10 October 2017. 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