Impact of an Online Gastrointestinal Symptom History Taker on Physician Documentation and Charting Time: Pragmatic Controlled Trial.
Natalie J HallSameer K BerryJack AguilarElizabeth BrierParth ShahDerek ChengJeremy HermanTheodore SteinBrennan Mason Ross SpiegelChristopher V AlmarioPublished in: JMIR formative research (2021)
Use of a validated online HPI-generation portal did not improve physician documentation or reduce workload. Given universal adoption of EHRs, further research examining how to optimally leverage patient portals for improving outcomes are needed.