Publication date: Jul 11, 2025
Evaluate the association between telemedicine intensity and ambulatory physician electronic health record (EHR) use following the COVID-19 pandemic. This retrospective study included ambulatory physicians in 11 specialties at two large academic medical centers (Washington University in St Louis [WashU], University of California San Francisco [UCSF]). EHR use measures, including time-based and frequency-based, were analyzed in the post-COVID-19 period (March 1, 2021, through March 7, 2022). Multivariable regression models with two-way fixed effects were used to assess the association between telemedicine intensity and EHR use. Fully telemedicine physician-weeks were associated with higher EHR (hours per 8 patient scheduled hours; β=3. 2 at WashU, β=1. 4 at UCSF; p
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| California | audit logs |
| Covid | EHR metadata |
| Large | electronic health records |
| Physician | physician workflow |
| Telemedicine |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 pandemic |