The Association Between Perceived Electronic Health Record Usability and Professional Burnout Among US Physicians

The usability of current EHRs as assessed by US physicians using a standardized metric of technology usability is markedly lower than for most other technologies and falls into the grade category of F. A strong dose-response relationship between EHR usability and risk for burnout among physicians was observed. Given the association between EHR usability and physician burnout, improving EHR usability may be an important approach to help reduce health care professional burnout.

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