While meant to improve care quality and efficiency, the electronic health record (EHR) has inadvertently burdened clinicians and possesses major design and implementation challenges. A new paper published in the National Academy of Medicine’s NAM Perspectives outlines interventions available now that can help address clinician burnout associated with EHR use. The paper is co-authored by Keith Horvath, MD, AAMC senior director of clinical transformation, and Alex Ommaya, DSc, AAMC senior director of clinical and translational research and policy.
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