"EHRs: The Real Story" - Sobering assessment from Medical Economics

From Medical Economics -"EHRs: The Real Story",  pg. 18-27, Feb. 10, 2014, available here (PDF).Full issue at http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/sites/default/files/images/MedicalEconomics/DigitalEdition/Medical-Economics-February-10-2014.pdf - it is large, 12 MB:... "Despite the government’s bribe of nearly $27 billion to digitize patient records, nearly 70% of physicians say electronic health record (EHR) systems have not been worth it. It’s a sobering statistic backed by newly released data from marketing and research f rm MPI Group and Medical Economics that suggest nearly two-thirds of doctors would not purchase their current EHR system again because of poor functionality and high costs."Here are other key findings from this national survey:73% of the largest practices would not purchase their current EHR system. The data show that 66% of internal medicine specialists would not purchase their current system. About 60% of respondents in family medicine would also make another EHR choice. 67% of physicians dislike the functionality of their EHR systems. Nearly half of physicians believe the cost of these systems is too high. 45% of respondents say patient care is worse since implementing an EHR. Nearly 23% of internists say patient care is significantly worse. 65% of respondents say their EHR systems result in financial losses for the practice. About 43% of internists and other specialists/subspecialists outside of primary care characterized the losses as ...
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