2014 Annual Technology SurveyConducted by Physicians Practice & Sponsored by Kareo
1,442 physicians
and medical personnel
surveyed by Physicians Practice
Demographics
3.6%
16.0%
26.7%33.0%
20.8%
Age
Under 31 years old
31-40 years old
41-50 years old
51-60 years old
Over 60 years old
33.1%
31.0%
11.7%
6.6%
17.6%
Type of Specialty
Primary Care
Medical Specialty
Multispecialty
Surgical Specialty
Other
64% of practices surveyed are independent
How big is your practice…
28.0%
32.5%
13.0%
13.3%
3.7%9.5%
# of Full-time Physicians
Solo Practice2-5 Physicians6-10 Physicians11-30 Physicians31-50 Physicians51+ Physicians
Information Technology Problems
EHR adoption and implementation
Meeting *meaningful use* requirements
Costs to implement and use new technology
Keeping up with HIPAA privacy regulations and security
Resistance to technology adoption by physicians or staff
IT/ Tech support
Keeping up with new technologies
Lack of interoperability between EHRs
Communicating with other departments/healthcare
Training Staff
Communicating with patients
Other
16.8%
11.1%
13.3%
4.2%
6.7%
8.2%
6.9%
15.6%
4.0%
3.4%
3.9%
5.9%
53.1% say they have a fully implemented EHR in their
practice.
1st 2nd 3rd/4th 5th+0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%64.9%
24.5%
8.0%2.6%
Are you on your 1st, 2nd, or 3rd EHR?
1 month or less
Up to 6 months
More than 6 months; less than a year
More than a year; less than 18 months
More than 18 months
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0%
13.1%
30.6%
25.2%
14.6%
16.4%
Time Taken to Complete EHR Implementation
EHR Implementation
Transition Process
We got through it, but it was more painful than it
needed to be.
A little bumpy but it could have been worse.
Smooth Sailing. Couldn’t have asked for a much easier process, given the nature of the change.
Traumatizing. I wouldn’t have wished it on my
worst enemy.
10.1%
11.9% 44.1%
33.9%
76.7% say all providers and staff who should be using the EHR are doing so.
74.8% say they can access their EHR via laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
91.4% say their EHR has security measures in place to secure protected health information.
Practices and Their EHR
40.5% say they have
seen a return on their
investment as a result of
their EHR.
57% say they are satisfied with the
vendor they selected.
Technology Purchases
They’re too expensive
We’re planning on purchasing one in the next 12 months
Couldn’t find a product that met our needs
Invest less than the past two years
Invest more than the past two years
Invest about the same as the past two years
3 primary reasons practices haven’t purchased an EHR
26.2%
24.6%15.5%
38.4%
34.4%27.2%
Expected major technology purchases in
the next 1-2 years
68.2% say they have attested to Stage 1 of the government’s
meaningful use rules for EHR adoption.
Meaningful Use
40.2% say their EHR vendor has met the Stage 2 certification
requirements.
70% say they use mobile communication devices in the performance of their
jobs.
What they use mobile communication devices for?
Recordkeeping/gaining access
to patient records
Reading journal articles
Looking up information important to
making specific diagnosis
Looking up drug
information
Looking up information on treatment for
specific conditions
Accessing CME opportunities
49.0%
68.2%
83.5%
66.9%66.3%
52.5%
46.9% say their EHR has made their
practice’s work flow more efficient overall
46.5% say their practice has Patient Portal