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Tethered to the EHR: Primary Care Physician Workload Assessment Using EHR Event Log Data and Time-Motion Observations

Brian G. Arndt, John W. Beasley, Michelle D. Watkinson, Jonathan L. Temte, Wen-Jan Tuan, Christine A. Sinsky and Valerie J. Gilchrist
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2017, 15 (5) 419-426; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2121
Brian G. Arndt
1School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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John W. Beasley
1School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
2University of Wisconsin College of Engineering, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Madison, Wisconsin
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Michelle D. Watkinson
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Jonathan L. Temte
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Christine A. Sinsky
3American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois
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vol. 15 no. 5 419-426
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2121
PubMed 
28893811

Published By 
The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication November 7, 2016
  • Revision received April 11, 2017
  • Accepted for publication April 30, 2017
  • Published online September 11, 2017.

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  1. Brian G. Arndt, MD1⇑,
  2. John W. Beasley, MD1,2,
  3. Michelle D. Watkinson, MPH1,
  4. Jonathan L. Temte, MD, PhD1,
  5. Wen-Jan Tuan, MS, MPH1,
  6. Christine A. Sinsky, MD3 and
  7. Valerie J. Gilchrist, MD1
  1. 1School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
  2. 2University of Wisconsin College of Engineering, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Madison, Wisconsin
  3. 3American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Brian G. Arndt, MD, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin, 1100 Delaplaine Ct, Madison, WI 53715, brian.arndt{at}fammed.wisc.edu
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