Electronic Health Record Alert-Related Workload as a Predictor of Burnout in Primary Care Providers

Conclusions: Burnout associated with alert workload may be in part due to subjective differences at an individual level, and not solely a function of the objective work environment. This suggests the need for both individual and organizational-level interventions to improve alert workload and subsequent burnout. Additional research should confirm these findings in larger, more representative samples....
Source: Applied Clinical Informatics - Category: Information Technology Source Type: research