A study by Accenture's Innovation Center for Health and Institute for Health & Public Service Value found that 58 percent of current physician non-users of electronic medical records plan to implement EMRs within the next two years, according to an Accenture news release.
Key findings of the survey of 1,000 U.S. physicians from practices of fewer than 10 practitioners include the following:
Read the Accenture release on EMR adoption by U.S. physicians.
Key findings of the survey of 1,000 U.S. physicians from practices of fewer than 10 practitioners include the following:
- Around 15 percent of respondents were users of EMRs and 85 percent were non-users;
- 58 percent of non-users intend to purchase an EMR system within the next two years;
- About 80 percent of physicians under the age of 55 plan to implement an EMR system within the next two years;
- Three-quarters of non-users are intrigued by the idea of purchasing an EMR system from a local hospital — if the purchase is at least partially subsidized by the hospital;
- The key driver of EMR adoption is federal legislation — 61 percent cited federal penalties for non-adoption and 51 percent cited federal incentives;
- Non-users underestimate the cost and time requirements to implement an EMR system but also have an exaggerated perception of difficulties in using EMR systems, compared to the actual experiences of EMR users; and
- 90 percent of current EMR users believe that their EMR system has brought value to their practice, in particular "changing the way their practice works for the better."
Read the Accenture release on EMR adoption by U.S. physicians.