The Burden of Inbox Notifications in Commercial Electronic Health Records

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0209

. 2016 Apr;176(4):559-60.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0209.

The Burden of Inbox Notifications in Commercial Electronic Health Records

Daniel R Murphy¹, Ashley N D Meyer¹, Elise Russo¹, Dean F Sittig², Li Wei¹, Hardeep Singh¹

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¹ Houston Veterans Affairs Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas2Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
² University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston's School of Biomedical Informatics4University of Texas-Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety, Houston.

PMID: 26974737
PMCID: PMC4860883
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0209

The Burden of Inbox Notifications in Commercial Electronic Health Records

Daniel R Murphy et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Apr.

. 2016 Apr;176(4):559-60.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0209.

Authors

Daniel R Murphy¹, Ashley N D Meyer¹, Elise Russo¹, Dean F Sittig², Li Wei¹, Hardeep Singh¹

Affiliations

¹ Houston Veterans Affairs Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas2Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
² University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston's School of Biomedical Informatics4University of Texas-Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety, Houston.

PMID: 26974737
PMCID: PMC4860883
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0209

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**Figure 1. Number and Types of Notifications Received by Physician type**
*Primary care providers (PCPs) received a mean of 76.9 notifications/day. Specialists (site A only) received a mean of 29.1 notifications/day (p<.001).

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1. Murphy DR, Reis B, Kadiyala H, et al. Electronic Health Record-Based Messages to Primary Care Providers: Valuable Information or Just Noise? Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(3):283. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.740. - DOI - PubMed
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[1] Murphy DR, Reis B, Kadiyala H, et al. Electronic Health Record-Based Messages to Primary Care Providers: Valuable Information or Just Noise? Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(3):283. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.740. - DOI - PubMed

[2] Murphy DR, Reis B, Kadiyala H, et al. Electronic Health Record-Based Messages to Primary Care Providers: Valuable Information or Just Noise? Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(3):283. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.740. - DOI - PubMed

[3] Murphy DR, Reis B, Sittig DF, Singh H. Notifications received by primary care practitioners in electronic health records: a taxonomy and time analysis. Am J Med. 2012;125(2):209.e1–e7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.07.029. - DOI - PubMed

[4] Murphy DR, Reis B, Sittig DF, Singh H. Notifications received by primary care practitioners in electronic health records: a taxonomy and time analysis. Am J Med. 2012;125(2):209.e1–e7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.07.029. - DOI - PubMed

[5] Singh H, Spitzmueller C, Petersen NJ, et al. Primary care practitioners’ views on test result management in EHR-enabled health systems: a national survey. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012 Dec; doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001267. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Singh H, Spitzmueller C, Petersen NJ, et al. Primary care practitioners’ views on test result management in EHR-enabled health systems: a national survey. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012 Dec; doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001267. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] McDonald CJ, McDonald MH. Electronic Medical Records and Preserving Primary Care Physicians’ Time: Comment on “Electronic Health Record-Based Messages to Primary Care Providers”. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(3):285. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.1678. - DOI - PubMed

[8] McDonald CJ, McDonald MH. Electronic Medical Records and Preserving Primary Care Physicians’ Time: Comment on “Electronic Health Record-Based Messages to Primary Care Providers”. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(3):285. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.1678. - DOI - PubMed

[9] Wahls TL, Cram PM. The frequency of missed test results and associated treatment delays in a highly computerized health system. BMC Fam Pract. 2007;8:32. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-8-32. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Wahls TL, Cram PM. The frequency of missed test results and associated treatment delays in a highly computerized health system. BMC Fam Pract. 2007;8:32. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-8-32. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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