Seventy-one percent of physicians believe the promise of reduced costs resulting from increased use of health IT is inflated and that HIT will actually end up costing more, according to an insights paper released by Deloitte.
The paper features findings from the 2013 survey of U.S. physicians from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
Key survey findings include:
• Seventy-five percent of all physicians said clinical capabilities are a major positive reason to collaborate with hospitals.
• Seventy-three percent of all physicians believe that health IT will improve the quality of care provided in the longer term.
• Only 31 percent of solo practitioners have an electronic health record system that meets meaningful use stage 1 requirements, compared with 82 percent of larger practices.
• Overall, 63 percent of physicians are satisfied with their EHRs.
• Seventy-four percent strongly agreed that faster and more accurate billing for services is the greatest benefit of EHRs.
• Seventy-two percent of physicians in practices that do not have EHRs meeting meaningful use stage 1 requirements said the upfront financial investment is the greatest barrier to EHR adoption.
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The paper features findings from the 2013 survey of U.S. physicians from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
Key survey findings include:
• Seventy-five percent of all physicians said clinical capabilities are a major positive reason to collaborate with hospitals.
• Seventy-three percent of all physicians believe that health IT will improve the quality of care provided in the longer term.
• Only 31 percent of solo practitioners have an electronic health record system that meets meaningful use stage 1 requirements, compared with 82 percent of larger practices.
• Overall, 63 percent of physicians are satisfied with their EHRs.
• Seventy-four percent strongly agreed that faster and more accurate billing for services is the greatest benefit of EHRs.
• Seventy-two percent of physicians in practices that do not have EHRs meeting meaningful use stage 1 requirements said the upfront financial investment is the greatest barrier to EHR adoption.
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