How one health system made its EHR ‘fun’

One health system reduced the stress and burnout associated with EHR use by making a recent update to its system “fun,” the American Medical Association reported.

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Hattiesburg (Miss.) Clinic transformed the implementation of its new EHR into an opportunity to gather, according to the Dec. 26 story. The physician-owned health system called the rollouts of Epic “happy hours” featuring EHR update-related scavenger hunts and prizes.

“We turned it into a social event and we had a really great turnout,” Rebecca Lauderdale, MD, Hattiesburg Clinic physician well-being champion, told the AMA. “We had people who were able to experience the changes before they rolled out. They were able to ask questions. And it just went a lot more smoothly.”

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