Do Years of Experience With Electronic Health Records Matter for Productivity in Community Health Centers?. Issue 1 (January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Frogner, Bianca K.; Wu, Xiaoli; Ku, Leighton; Pittman, Patricia; Masselink, Leah E.
• Is Part Of: Journal of ambulatory care management. Volume 40:Issue 1(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-01
• Subjects: community health center -- electronic health records -- health IT -- productivity -- safety net providers -- workforce; Ambulatory medical care -- Administration -- Periodicals; Ambulatory medical care -- United States -- Administration -- Periodicals; Community health services -- Administration -- Periodicals; Community health services -- United States -- Administration -- Periodicals; Health planning -- Periodicals; Health planning -- United States -- Periodicals; 362.12
• DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000171
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0148-9917

Abstract

Abstract : This study investigated how years of experience with an electronic health record (EHR) related to productivity in community health centers (CHCs). Using data from the 2012 Uniform Data System, we regressed average annual medical visits, weighted for service intensity, as a function of full-time equivalent medical staff controlling for CHC size and location. Physician productivity significantly improved. Although the productivity of all other staff types was not significantly different by years of EHR experience, the trends showed lower productivity among nurses and other medical staff in CHCs with fewer years of EHR experience versus more years of experience.