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74% of Physicians Report EHR Adoption Enhanced Patient Care

by Fred Pennic 07/18/2012 1 Comment

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2011 Physician Workflow Survey key findings stated that physicians’ experiences with EHR adoption is largely positive and EHRs have enhanced patient care

The CDC’s Center for National Health Statistics (NCHS) has issued a data brief announcing estimates from the 2011 Physician Workflow Survey regarding the physian EHR adoption, which is sponsored by the ONC. Overall, in 2011, 55% of physicians in office-based practices had adopted EHRs and 45% had not. Differences were observed between physicians who were EHR adopters and nonadopters by age, physician specialty, practice size, and ownership. Generally, physicians under age 50 were more likely to adopt EHR systems than physicians aged 50 and over.

Dr. Farzad Mostashari, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology stated in his blog yesterday, ” this data shows that EHR adoption are taking hold among a larger number of providers who believe that the use of technology leads to better, safer, more coordinated health care.” The findings reported that the majority of physicians who have adopted an EHR system (85%) were either very satisfied (38%) or somewhat satisfied (47%) with their system. About 15% of providers were either very dissatisfied (5%) or somewhat dissatisfied (10%) with their EHR system (Figure 3). The findings also reported that over two-thirds of adopters (71%) would purchase their EHR system again.

Figure 3. Percent distribution of electronic health record satisfaction among office-based physicians: United States, 2011

Figure 3 is a pie chart showing the percent distribution of electronic health record satisfaction among office-based physicians for 2011.

EHR Benefits

Physicians reported having accessed a patient’s chart remotely (74%) and having been alerted to critical lab values (50%) by using their EHR system within the past 30 days as some of key benefits of having an EHR system. A majority also reported that using their EHR system had resulted in enhanced overall patient care (74%) (Figure 4).

Figure 4. Percentage of physicians whose electronic health records provided selected benefits: United States, 2011

Figure 4 is a bar chart showing the percentage of physicians whose electronic health records provided selected benefits for 2011.

Overall Key Findings of the study include:

  • In 2011, 55% of physicians had adopted an electronic health record (EHR) system.
  • About three-quarters of physicians who have adopted an EHR system reported that their system meets federal “meaningful use” criteria.
  • Eighty-five percent of physicians who have adopted an EHR system reported being somewhat (47%) or very (38%) satisfied with their system.
  • About three-quarters of adopters reported that using their EHR system resulted in enhanced patient care.
  • Nearly one-half of physicians currently without an EHR system plan to purchase or use one already purchased within the next year.

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Tagged With: Dr. Farzad Mostashari, EHR Adoption, EHR Benefits, Electronic Medical Records, EMR Adoption, EMR Benefits, Health Information Technology, Meaningful Use, ONC

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