Study: Almost half of MDs say EMRs are key to reform
Physicians may be reluctant to spend big bucks on EMRs, but when backed into a corner, they admit that such automation is important. In fact, a new survey found that 46 percent of doctors believe that automating patient records is critical to improving efficiency and moving reform forward. The survey, which was conducted by healthcare recruiters Jackson & Coker, focused on doctors' opinions on presidential candidates' healthcare positions. When asked to how healthcare delivery could be streamlined under reform schemes, EMRs ranked at the top, with "doctors spending more quality time with each patient" coming in a close second at 43 percent.
To learn more about the study:
- read this Healthcare IT News piece
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By Anonymous | Posted 10:42pm | May 1, 2008
Here we go again, another report quoting the minority as an affirmative. This report simply means that 54% of doctors DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT, believe that automating patient records is critical to improving efficiency and moving reform forward.
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