Can Improving The Documentation Process Improve Workforce Retention?

In the coming years, tech literacy will be one of the most valuable competencies among clinical staff—and they know it. According to a new report from Elsevier Health, 56% of clinicians expect that tech will be central to their clinical documentation and decisionmaking (see Clinician Of The Future). The troubling upshot, 69% are already overwhelmed with the current amount of data needed and used, and 69% expect this challenge to get worse. Another recent survey found that 36% of clinical professionals are spending 50% of their work day on documentation, and that 72% expect that time commitment to increase . . .