Medical Care: 5 Findings Regarding Hospitals With Poorer EHR Usability Versus Those with Better EHR Usability

1. Nurses working in hospitals with poorer EHR usability have 41% higher odds of suffering burnout than nurses working in hospitals with better usability.
2. Nurses working in hospitals with poorer EHR usability have 61% higher odds of experiencing job dissatisfaction than nurses working in hospitals with better usability.
3. Nurses working in hospitals with poorer EHR usability have 31% higher odds of intending to leave their jobs compared with nurses working in hospitals with better usability.
4. Surgical patients in hospitals with poorer EHR usability have 21% higher odds of inpatient mortality compared with those in hospitals with better usability.
5. Surgical patients in hospitals with poorer EHR usability have 6% higher odds of 30-day readmission compared with patients in hospitals with better usability.

Notes: From an article entitled, "Electronic Health Record Usability: Associations With Nurse and Patient Outcomes in Hospitals," by Kutney-Lee, Ann PhD, RN, FAAN; Brooks Carthon, Margo PhD, RN, FAAN; Sloane, Douglas M. PhD; Bowles, Kathryn H. PhD, FAAN, FACMI; McHugh, Matthew D. PhD, JD, MPH, RN, CRNP, FAAN‡; Aiken, Linda H. PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN.
Source: Medical Care, April 1, 2021
Source URL: https://journals.lww.com/lww-medicalcare/Abstract/9000/Elect...

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