11/20/2025
đ EHR time breakdown: where do physiciansâ hours really go?
An analysis from the Journal of General Internal Medicine revealed that physicians spend 5.8 hours in the EHR for every 8 hours of scheduled patient careânearly a full workdayâs worth of digital documentation.
Hereâs how that time is distributed:
đ Documentation: 2.3 hours
đ Chart Review: 1.1 hours
đ§ž Orders: 0.8 hours
đĽ Inbox: 0.8 hours
âď¸ Other EHR Activities: 0.8 hours
Even as EHR systems evolve, the data underscores a persistent truth: administrative time continues to rival direct patient care time.
At WRS Health, weâre addressing this imbalance through AI designed by physicians who live these workflows every dayâbuilding intelligent, clinically aligned tools that give time back where it matters most: patient care.