Roundtable: Include Nurses in the Conversation to Reduce EHR Burden

Nurses are a vital part of the healthcare team and are often a patient’s main point of contact during the care experience. While electronic health record documentation is necessary and important, data entry in the EHR can bog nurses down, giving them less time to spend with the patient.
EHR use has been studied by researchers, but much of the focus on EHR-related burnout has centered on physicians rather than nurses. According to a recent study that examined reporting on EHR use and nurses’ well-being, nurses can provide healthcare IT teams with valuable insights into ways to reduce the EHR…