With the U.S. facing a projected shortage of up to 86,000 physicians, most conversations focus on the pipeline—but we’re missing the bigger, more immediate issue. Burnout is pushing doctors out of medicine faster than we can replace them. And the number one cause of burnout? Charting.
From bloated EMRs and pajama-time documentation to the never-ending clicks, checkboxes, and compliance requirements, charting is draining physicians’ time, energy, and passion. And if burnout is driving the physician shortage, then charting is directly contributing to a system-wide collapse in access and in care.