Author:
Christino Melissa A.,Matson Andrew P.,Fischer Staci A.,Reinert Steven E.,DiGiovanni Christopher W.,Fadale Paul D.
Abstract
Abstract
Background
The current health care system requires a substantial amount of documentation by physicians, potentially limiting time spent on patient care.
Objective
We sought to explore trainees' perceptions of their clinical documentation requirements and the relationship between time spent on clinical documentation versus time available for patient care.
Methods
An anonymous, online survey was sent to trainees in all postgraduate years of training and specialties in Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education–accredited programs.
Results
Over a 2-month time frame, 1515 trainees in 24 specialties completed the survey. Most (92%) reported that documentation obligations are excessive, that time spent with patients has been compromised by this (90%), and that the amount of clinical documentation has had a negative effect on patient care (73%). Most residents and fellows reported feeling rushed and frustrated because of these documentation demands. They also reported that time spent on these tasks decreased their time available for teaching others and reduced the quality of their education. Respondents reported spending more time on clinical documentation than on direct patient care (P < .001).
Conclusions
Trainees' current clinical documentation workload may be a barrier to optimal patient care and to resident and fellow education. Residents and fellows report that clinical documentation duties are onerous, and there is a perceived negative effect on time spent with patients, overall quality of patient care, physician well-being, time available for teaching, and quality of resident education.
Publisher
Journal of Graduate Medical Education
Cited by
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