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Telehealth Use May Increase Physicians’ EHR Workload

November 1, 2023 - Telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an increase in the time physicians spent working in the EHR, though this work was largely related to documenting visits rather than messaging patients, new research shows. The study published in JAMA Internal Medicine examined the correlation between telehealth use and time spent...


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