The hidden burden of data entry: How administrative demands rob rural patients of bedside care

Data entry is eating up more of the workflow for clinicians who work in rural health facilities. If the clinician needs to enter data, it limits the amount of face-to-face time available with patients at the bedside, causing a breakdown in the doctor-patient relationship and putting patient safety at risk. In order to protect rural patients, healthcare systems must urgently change their administrative workflow policies and hire scribes.