10 physician specialties who spend the most time on EHRs

Physicians spend an average of 5.8 hours of electronic documentation and coding for every eight hours scheduled for patient care, according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. 

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The study, published in July, surveyed 20,000 physicians. 

Here are the 10 physician specialties who spend the most time on EHRs:

  1. Infectious disease
  2. Endocrinology
  3. Nephrology
  4. Primary care
  5. Hematology
  6. Pulmonology
  7. Pediatrics
  8. Gastroenterology
  9. Psychiatry
  10. Neurology

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