Do Years of Experience With Electronic Health Records Matter for Productivity in Community Health Centers?

J Ambul Care Manage. 2017 Jan/Mar;40(1):36-47. doi: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000171.

Abstract

This study investigated how years of experience with an electronic health record (EHR) related to productivity in community health centers (CHCs). Using data from the 2012 Uniform Data System, we regressed average annual medical visits, weighted for service intensity, as a function of full-time equivalent medical staff controlling for CHC size and location. Physician productivity significantly improved. Although the productivity of all other staff types was not significantly different by years of EHR experience, the trends showed lower productivity among nurses and other medical staff in CHCs with fewer years of EHR experience versus more years of experience.

MeSH terms

  • Community Health Centers / organization & administration*
  • Community Health Centers / standards
  • Community Health Centers / statistics & numerical data
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Efficiency, Organizational / standards
  • Efficiency, Organizational / statistics & numerical data
  • Electronic Health Records / organization & administration*
  • Electronic Health Records / standards
  • Electronic Health Records / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Models, Organizational
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Time Factors