The Electronic Medical Record and Nephrology Fellowship Education in the United States: An Opinion Survey.

Publication/Presentation Date

7-1-2020

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: An unintended consequence of electronic medical record use in the United States is the potential effect on graduate physician training. We assessed educational burdens and benefits of electronic medical record use on United States nephrology fellows by means of a survey.

DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: We used an anonymous online opinion survey of all United States nephrology program directors (

RESULTS: Twenty-two percent of program directors (

CONCLUSIONS: Respondents reported that the electronic medical record enhances fellow education with efficient and geographically flexible patient data access, but the time demands of data and order entry reduce engagement in educational activities, contribute to work-hours violations, and diminish direct patient interactions.

Volume

15

Issue

7

First Page

949

Last Page

956

ISSN

1555-905X

PubMedID

32576553

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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