Associations of physician burnout with organizational electronic health record support and after-hours charting. (23rd April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Eschenroeder, H. C; Manzione, Lauren C; Adler-Milstein, Julia; Bice, Connor; Cash, Robert; Duda, Cole; Joseph, Craig; Lee, John S; Maneker, Amy; Poterack, Karl A; Rahman, Sarah B; Jeppson, Jacob; Longhurst, Christopher
• Is Part Of: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Volume 28:Number 5(2021)
• Page Start: 960
• Page End: 966
• Publication Date: 2021-04-23
• Subjects: electronic medical record -- health information technology -- emotional exhaustion -- Pajama time -- usability -- optimization; Medical informatics -- Periodicals; Information Services -- Periodicals; Medical Informatics -- Periodicals; Médecine -- Informatique -- Périodiques; Informatica; Geneeskunde; Informatique médicale; Computer network resources; Electronic journals; 610.285
• DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocab053
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1067-5027

Abstract

Abstract: In 2017, 43.9% of US physicians reported symptoms of burnout. Poor electronic health record (EHR) usability and time-consuming data entry contribute to burnout. However, less is known about how modifiable dimensions of EHR use relate to burnout and how these associations vary by medical specialty. Using the KLAS Arch Collaborative's large-scale nationwide physician (MD/DO) data, we used ordinal logistic regression to analyze associations between self-reported burnout and after-hours charting and organizational EHR support. We examined how these relationships differ by medical specialty, adjusting for confounders. Physicians reporting ≤ 5 hours weekly of after-hours charting were twice as likely to report lower burnout scores compared to those charting ≥6 hours (aOR: 2.43, 95% CI: 2.30, 2.57). Physicians who agree that their organization has done a great job with EHR implementation, training, and support (aOR: 2.14, 95% CI: 2.01, 2.28) were also twice as likely to report lower scores on the burnout survey question compared to those who disagree. Efforts to reduce after-hours charting and improve organizational EHR support could help address physician burnout.