Medical Documentation Burden Among US Office-Based Physicians in 2019
Adam Gaffney, Stephanie Woolhandler, Christopher Cai, David H. Bor, Jessica Himmelstein, Danny McCormick, David U. Himmelstein
Abstract
Many physicians perceive that medical documentation is onerous, detracts from face time with patients, and drives burnout. 1,2 We assessed the burden of medical documentation on US office-based physicians.
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