Work

Protected Time for Electronic Health Record Work and Physician Productivity

Year: 2025

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: This cohort study evaluates whether reserving 1 appointment slot per half-day for internal medicine physicians to complete asynchronous, electronic health record (EHR)–based work is associated with changes in productivity, EHR use, and patient communication volume.

Source: JAMA Network Open

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.46550

Authors: Naga S. Kanaparthy, A. Jay Holmgren, Yu Sun, Hyung Paek, Brian Williams, Robert McLean, Robert Doolan, Katherine E. Goodman, Lisa Rotenstein, Edward R. Melnick

Institutions: Yale University, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, University of California, San Francisco, University of Colorado Anschutz, University of Colorado Denver, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Language: English

Topic: Electronic Health Records Systems

Subfield: Health Information Management

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,000

Funders: Arnold Ventures, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, U.S. National Library of Medicine

OpenAlex ID: W4416918706

FWCI: 2.281

Cites: 6

Cited by: 3

Related to: