Targeting Pajama Time: Efforts To Reduce Physician Burnout Through Electronic Medical Record (Emr) Improvements

Background Electronic health record (EHR) implementation has been widespread over the last decade; however, there is less published data regarding standards evaluating efficiency during for continuous improvements (optimization). The ability to adapt and improve EHRs are of particular importance in relationship to physician burnout, as EHR functionality has been demonstrated as one of the leading causes of burnout. Measuring efficiency can be challenging. Time motion studies can be prohibitively labor intensive for most practices to use routinely to evaluate optimization, however, EHR are beginning to provide embedded tools which reports on time measures and process outcomes. Process outcomes provide one perspective, but are limited in effectively measuring perceptions of value in efficiency or usability. Additional means of assessment, such as surveys, can provide important context regarding perceived value and satisfaction. This study matches process outcomes and survey responses …