Perceived Electronic Health Record Usability as a Predictor of Task Load and Burnout Among US Physicians: Mediation Analysis

Edward R Melnick   ¹ , MD, MHS ;   Elizabeth Harry   ² , MD ;   Christine A Sinsky   ³ , MD ;   Liselotte N Dyrbye   ⁴ , MD, MHPE ;   Hanhan Wang   ⁵ , MPS ;   Mickey Todd Trockel   ⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Colin P West   ^{7, 8} , MD, PhD ;   Tait Shanafelt   ⁵ , MD

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States

² University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States

³ Professional Satisfaction and Practice Sustainability, American Medical Association, Chicago, IL, United States

⁴ Department of Medicine Physician Well-Being Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States

⁵ Department of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States

⁶ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States

⁷ Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States

⁸ Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States