Paperwork (electronic) has become an intolerable burden for physicians on the Obamacare system. They no longer are allowed to direct their nurse or staff to send orders, scrip, etc. They must do it themselves. A 15 minute appointment now becomes nearly an hour for the physician as he must personally complete all paperwork on his designated laptop.
“A 15 minute appointment now becomes nearly an hour for the physician as he must personally complete all paperwork on his designated laptop.”
UNBELIEVABLE!
Sorry I work with a lot of doctors/hospitals. If they have a well built EHR its much less time intensive then writing everything out. Also, nurses or staff have never been able to legally transmit an order or script without an order from the doctor. Thats the same way it works now, just done through a computer.
Many doctors do have a severe lack of computer skills which hampers their ability but they can learn.
A very good neurosurgeon who operated on my wife recently told her that she would be one of his last patients because he was retiring rather than submit to the requirements of digital filekeeping. Strangely enough, when Obamacare was mentioned, he defended it, saying that it had made it possible for his 34 year old son to obtain health insurance that he could afford and that the recordkeeping was NOT part of Obamacare. His staff said that as great as he is as a surgeon he just does not understand what is going on with Obamacare, they deal with it for him so he doesn’t even realize that Obamacare is the thing causing him to retire before he says he would have otherwise.
All my providers delegate work same as always, no change.