Doctors say EHRs cause them to spend less time with patients, but a new study says doctors now are spending more time with patients than in previous years.
Health IT Outcomes reports on a study showing physicians with EHRs spend one third of an appointment looking at them rather than communicating with patients. A second study revealed physicians spend an average of 16 more minutes on data entry with EHRs than with paper records.
Now comes a study which reports EHRs may not be to blame when it comes to time spent with patients. Published by the American Journal of Managed Care, this most recent study indicates doctors actually spend more time with patients now than in previous years.
