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