Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2016 Issue 33
EHR Overload Affects Physicians' Performance, a New AMA Study Reports
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Article Overview
This article covers an American Medical Association study on administrative burden associated with electronic health records and how that burden is affecting physician workflow and patient-facing time. It also discusses the transition from Meaningful Use to Advancing Care Information, CMS policy direction, CEHRT, MACRA, and the AMA’s STEPS Forward resource. The piece is relevant to physicians, practice leaders, and healthcare compliance or coding professionals who track EHR-related regulatory and workflow changes.
Why This Topic Matters
Understanding EHR workload and reporting changes matters because they can influence clinical efficiency, physician burnout, documentation practices, and how healthcare organizations adapt to federal quality and interoperability programs.
What You Will Learn
- How an AMA study characterizes physician time use in the context of EHR documentation
- Why electronic documentation burden is being discussed alongside physician burnout and workflow concerns
- How federal EHR policy transitions are framed in relation to Medicare and CMS programs
- What broad types of support resources are being highlighted for clinicians facing EHR-related strain
Who Should Read This
- Physicians
- Practice managers
- Healthcare administrators
- Compliance professionals
- Medical coders
- Revenue cycle professionals
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