JOURNAL ARTICLE

Acute Care Surgeons Spend More Time than General Surgeons on the Electronic Health Record (EHR).

  • Published In: American Surgeon, 2023, v. 89, n. 5. P. 1497 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Loszko, Abigail; Watson, Michael; Khan, Ahsan; Cunningham, Kyle; Thomas, Bradley; Ross, Samuel; Lauer, Cynthia; Sing, Ronald; Sachdev, Gaurav 3 of 3

Abstract

This article focuses on quantifying and comparing electronic health record (EHR) usage between Acute Care Surgery (ACS) attendings and general surgery (GS) attendings. The study found that ACS attendings opened nearly three times as many patient charts per month as GS attendings (180 vs. 64) and consequently spent more total time on the EHR (10 vs. 6.4 hours/month), despite spending less time per individual patient chart. Documentation was the most time-consuming EHR task for both groups, and the proportion of time spent on specific tasks per patient was similar. These findings highlight a disproportionate EHR burden on ACS surgeons, suggesting a need for further research to optimize EHR efficiency and address workforce implications within ACS.

Additional Information

  • Source:American Surgeon. 2023/05, Vol. 89, Issue 5, p1497
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Health and Medicine
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0003-1348
  • DOI:10.1177/00031348211061102
  • Accession Number:164198382
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