Sex Differences in Medical Specialist Physicians’ Electronic Health Record In-Basket Workloads and the Implications for Compensation and Equity: Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research 2026 Open access

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Authors: Ashwini Nadkarni, Laura R. Glick, Molly Elizabeth Becker, Michael J. Healey, David W. J. Stein, Mahyar Heydarpour, Lisa S. Rotenstein
DOI: 10.2196/79172
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Abstract

In this retrospective cross-sectional study, we assessed sex differences in in-basket messages generated by outpatient workflows among internal medicine specialists as compared to relative value units; we found that female physicians had a greater burden of in-basket work for each unit of paid clinical care.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Electronic Health Records Systems Diversity and Career in Medicine Sex and Gender in Healthcare

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of Medical Internet Research
Volume
28
Pages
e79172–e79172
Publication date
30 January 2026
Language
EN