This study in JAMA has all the researchers in a tizzy.
It seems that physicians who spend less time in the EHR are more likely to leave their jobs.
The researchers said the finding is “counterintuitive” and raised necessary questions about the link between clinician burnout and employee retention. The bottom line is that they think that either these doctors are SOOOO proficient at the EHR and don’t need much time on it OR the doctors are checking out and couldn’t give a crap about the metrics or the note or the coding.
The researchers think it is the latter.
I agree.
You know what could fix this problem and really mess with the heads of these researchers is………..
Direct Primary Care
We don’t code. We don’t have metrics. We do short SOAP notes. And we don’t take work home with us.
If these same researchers (from Yale, mind you) studied Direct Primary Care doctors they would be so confused by this that they would need medication, alcohol, or hallucinogenic drugs just to go on in life.
In other words, we would cause them to burn out.