Documentation is where primary care physicians lose the day. According to the American Medical Association and a 2024 study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, primary care physicians spend approximately 7.3 hours on electronic health record (EHR)-work, for every 8 hours of scheduled patient time. It goes without saying that a meaningful share of that documentation happens after the practice closes. The phrase “pajama time” exists for a reason.

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SOURCE: https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/10-ways-to-spend-less-time-charting-in-primary-care