Exploring Nurses' Perceptions of Documentation Burden in the Electronic Health Record (EHR): A Cross-Sectional Study

Poster Number: P195
Presentation Time: 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM

Abstract Keywords: Documentation Burden, Surveys and Needs Analysis, Legal, Ethical, Social and Regulatory Issues
Primary Track: Foundations

This cross-sectional survey examines nurses' perceptions of EHRs documentation burden. The preliminary findings show that the participants identified Flowsheets as the most burdensome documentation activity among ten selected EHR activities. Within the EHR Flowsheet activities, Assessments and Daily Care and Safety flowsheets emerge as the most burdensome. Participants also recommended removal of routinely redundant and double charted information and prefer charting by exception over ‘within defined limits’ documentation policies.

Speaker(s):
Rosie Mugoya, BSN
Goldfarb School of Nursing

Rosie Mugoya, Bsn
Goldfarb School of Nursing and Washington University of St. Louis

Author(s):
Po-Yin Yen, PhD, RN, FAMIA, FAAN - Washington University in St. Louis; Hao Fan, MBBS - Washington University School of Medicine; Sarah Rossetti, RN, PhD - Columbia University Department of Biomedical Informatics; Jennifer Thate, PhD - Siena College;