Physician Health

Pearl of the Week: Tracking work outside of work

Understand the volume of “pajama time."

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The use data available in your electronic health record (EHR) can track a variety of essential metrics, including the hours a physician is logged in on nights, weekends or during a vacation.

This “pajama time”—one of the main work-life balance issues connected to EHR use—is a predictor of higher physician burnout, which is associated with care quality, patient safety and satisfaction.

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