Cluster Analysis of Primary Care Physician Phenotypes for Electronic Health Record Use: Retrospective Cohort Study.

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Citation: JMIR Medical Informatics. 10(4):e34954, 2022 Apr 15.PMID: 35275070Institution: MedStar Institute for InnovationDepartment: National Center for Human Factors in HealthcareForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXEDYear: 2022Name of journal: JMIR medical informaticsAbstract: BACKGROUND: Electronic health records (EHRs) have become ubiquitous in US office-based physician practices. However, the different ways in which users engage with EHRs remain poorly characterized.CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate the utility of cluster analysis for exploring EHR use phenotypes and may offer opportunities for interventions to improve interface design to better support users' needs. Copyright ©Allan Fong, Mark Iscoe, Christine A Sinsky, Adrian D Haimovich, Brian Williams, Ryan T O'Connell, Richard Goldstein, Edward Melnick. Originally published in JMIR Medical Informatics (https://medinform.jmir.org), 15.04.2022.METHODS: In this retrospective cohort analysis, we applied affinity propagation, an unsupervised clustering machine learning technique, to identify EHR user types among primary care physicians.OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to explore EHR use phenotypes among ambulatory care physicians.RESULTS: We identified 4 distinct phenotype clusters generalized across internal medicine, family medicine, and pediatrics specialties. Total EHR use varied for physicians in 2 clusters with above-average ratios of work outside of scheduled hours. This finding suggested that one cluster of physicians may have worked outside of scheduled hours out of necessity, whereas the other preferred ad hoc work hours. The two remaining clusters represented physicians with below-average EHR time and physicians who spend the largest proportion of their EHR time on documentation.All authors: Fong A, Goldstein R, Haimovich AD, Iscoe M, Melnick E, O'Connell RT, Sinsky CA, Williams BFiscal year: FY2022Digital Object Identifier: ORCID: Date added to catalog: 2022-05-11
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BACKGROUND: Electronic health records (EHRs) have become ubiquitous in US office-based physician practices. However, the different ways in which users engage with EHRs remain poorly characterized.

CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate the utility of cluster analysis for exploring EHR use phenotypes and may offer opportunities for interventions to improve interface design to better support users' needs. Copyright ©Allan Fong, Mark Iscoe, Christine A Sinsky, Adrian D Haimovich, Brian Williams, Ryan T O'Connell, Richard Goldstein, Edward Melnick. Originally published in JMIR Medical Informatics (https://medinform.jmir.org), 15.04.2022.

METHODS: In this retrospective cohort analysis, we applied affinity propagation, an unsupervised clustering machine learning technique, to identify EHR user types among primary care physicians.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to explore EHR use phenotypes among ambulatory care physicians.

RESULTS: We identified 4 distinct phenotype clusters generalized across internal medicine, family medicine, and pediatrics specialties. Total EHR use varied for physicians in 2 clusters with above-average ratios of work outside of scheduled hours. This finding suggested that one cluster of physicians may have worked outside of scheduled hours out of necessity, whereas the other preferred ad hoc work hours. The two remaining clusters represented physicians with below-average EHR time and physicians who spend the largest proportion of their EHR time on documentation.

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