Why is documentation such a major source of burnout — and what can be done about it?

Documentation becomes burdensome when it is duplicative, poorly designed, or driven solely by billing or compliance fears. Participants consistently noted frustration with repeating demographic data, retyping information across systems, and documentation that does not meaningfully support care. High-functioning workflows focus on documenting what is clinically and operationally necessary — once — and reusing that information across the system.