Physician Time Spent Using the Electronic Health Record During Outpatient Encounters
Authors: Kiyofumi Oya, Yuta Ishiyama, Kashiwagi Hideyuki
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2020)

Letters6 October 2020Physician Time Spent Using the Electronic Health Record During Outpatient EncountersKiyofumi Oya, MD, Yuta Ishiyama, MD, and Kashiwagi Hideyuki, MDKiyofumi Oya, MDAso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka City, Japan (K.O., Y.I., K.H.)Search for more papers by this author, Yuta Ishiyama, MDAso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka City, Japan (K.O., Y.I., K.H.)Search for more papers by this author, and Kashiwagi Hideyuki, MDAso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka City, Japan (K.O., Y.I., K.H.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L20-0277 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Overhage and McCallie (1) evaluated how much time physicians spend using EHRs in ambulatory settings. They found that physicians spend 16 minutes and 14 seconds per encounter on average, the 3 main EHR function categories (that is, chart reviewing, writing, and ordering) take up three fourths of the EHR usage time, and physicians actively use EHRs less than 50% of the total time during which they are logged into the software.Overhage and McCallie's study has limitations that cannot be ignored. As the authors note, it did not examine clinical processes, which we believe may contain major ...References1. Overhage JM, McCallie D. Physician time spent using the electronic health record during outpatient encounters. A descriptive study. Ann Intern Med. 2020;172:169-74. [PMID: 31931523]. doi:10.7326/M18-3684 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Wylie MC, Baier RR, Gardner RL. Perceptions of electronic health record implementation: a statewide survey of physicians in Rhode Island. Am J Med. 2014;127:1010. [PMID: 24945882] doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.06.011 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Kruse CS, Kristof C, Jones B, et al. Barriers to electronic health record adoption: a systematic literature review. J Med Syst. 2016;40:252. [PMID: 27714560] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Sebok-Syer SS, Goldszmidt M, Watling CJ, et al. Using electronic health record data to assess residents' clinical performance in the workplace: the good, the bad, and the unthinkable. Acad Med. 2019;94:853-60. [PMID: 30844936] doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000002672 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Ko BC. A brief review of facial emotion recognition based on visual information. Sensors (Basel). 2018;18. [PMID: 29385749] doi:10.3390/s18020401 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka City, Japan (K.O., Y.I., K.H.)Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L20-0277. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoPhysician Time Spent Using the Electronic Health Record During Outpatient Encounters J. Marc Overhage and David McCallie Jr. Physician Time Spent Using the Electronic Health Record During Outpatient Encounters J. Marc Overhage and David McCallie Physician Time Spent Using the Electronic Health Record During Outpatient Encounters Abigail Zuger Physician Time Spent Using the Electronic Health Record During Outpatient Encounters John Weiser Physician Time Spent Using the Electronic Health Record During Outpatient Encounters Joseph A. Stankaitis Metrics 6 October 2020Volume 173, Issue 7Page: 592-593KeywordsChartsComputersConflicts of interestDisclosureElectronic medical recordsEmotionsNursesOutpatientsPalliative careVision ePublished: 6 October 2020 Issue Published: 6 October 2020 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2020 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...