Building the evidence base on health information technology–related clinician burnout: a response to impact of health information technology on burnout remains unknown—for now

摘要

In my editorial1 that accompanied Gardner et al’s article2 on the impact of health information technology (HIT) on physician stress and burnout, I noted that “EHR innovations cannot help to mitigate clinician burnout without careful consideration of the socioecological context in which these innovations occur, including organizational culture, healthcare marketplace, technology ecosystem, and national policy.” I focused my editorial on the topic of clinician burnout to encourage continued discourse on this incredibly important topic.