Open AccessTackling the Burden of Electronic Health Record Use Among Physicians in a Mental Health Setting: Physician Engagement Strategy
Author(s) -
Tania Tajirian,
Damian Jankowicz,
Brian Lo,
Lydia Sequeira,
Gillian Strudwick,
Khaled Almilaji,
Vicky Stergiopoulos
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jmir. journal of medical internet research/journal of medical internet research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.446
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1439-4456
pISSN - 1438-8871
DOI - 10.2196/32800
Subject(s) - stakeholder engagement , mental health , electronic health record , burnout , stakeholder , work (physics) , health information technology , medicine , health informatics , nursing , psychology , medical education , health care , public relations , public health , psychiatry , political science , mechanical engineering , clinical psychology , law , engineering
The burden associated with using the electronic health record system continues to be a critical issue for physicians and is potentially contributing to physician burnout. At a large academic mental health hospital in Canada, we recently implemented a Physician Engagement Strategy focused on reducing the burden of electronic health record use through close collaboration with clinical leadership, information technology leadership, and physicians. Built on extensive stakeholder consultation, this strategy highlights initiatives that we have implemented (or will be implementing in the near future) under four components: engage, inspire, change, and measure. In this viewpoint paper, we share our process of developing and implementing the Physician Engagement Strategy and discuss the lessons learned and implications of this work.