Physician productivity and the ambulatory EHR in a large academic multi-specialty physician group

Electronic Health Records and User Participation: Digital Natives versus Digital Immigrants

“…An increase has been shown by Cheriff et al (2010); particularly by adopters. According to a study by Sobol and Prater (2006), physicians in 2003(versus 1994 deemed recordkeeping and patient/hospital information as two of the most important areas of savings due to computer adoptions.…”

Does adoption of electronic health records improve organizational performances of hospital surgical units? Results from the French e-SI (PREPS-SIPS) study

“…Previous studies show conflicting results on this subject. For example, Cheriff et al [33] concluded that physicians in the ambulatory sector experience a productivity gain with the use of EHR. Garg et al [34] also demonstrated a positive effect of computerization on practitioner performances.…”

“…On the contrary, Nguyen et al [1] noted several studies that demonstrate a loss of personnel productivity with EHR use. It is noted in the literature that gains in physician productivity attributed to EHR adoption may become more pronounced after several months of system experience [33]. As our empirical study was conducted on data from 2012, i.e.…”

Evidence-based management of ambulatory electronic health record system implementation: An assessment of conceptual support and qualitative evidence

“…Specifically, implementation of ambulatory EHRs has been linked to an increase in physician productivity [5] and more complete and accurate documentation [6]. Given the pressures and incentives to adopt it is surprising that in 2011 only 34% of office-based physicians (including primary care and specialists) used an EHR that fits the definition of a "complete EHR system" [2,7].…”