Survey: EHR adoption, implementation ranked most pressing IT problems

Laura Pedulli | | Health Exec | EMR/EHR

Seamlessly integrating technology into daily workflows is the top concern of physicians and medical practices as they implement Meaningful Use, according to the Physicians Practice 2014 Technology Survey.

Of the 1,442 respondents, 17 percent said getting an EHR onboard and fully operational at their practice was their top concern, followed closely by lack of interoperability between EHRs (16 percent) and costs to implement and use new technology (13 percent).

Compared to last year’s survey, cost is becoming less a concern, having dropped 4 percentage points from the 2013 survey. Authors attribute this partly to MU payments.

"Technology has been a part of advancing medical practices for years, but with the incentives tied to EHRs, the rise in telemedicine and the growing trend of medical apps and fitness tracking devices, physicians are more aware than ever about how tech can help patient care," said Keith L. Martin, group editorial director, in a statement.

Laura Pedulli

Related Content

Private equity-backed cardiology group puts cloud-based technology in hands of its cardiologists
AI helps cardiologists deliver personalized healthcare—but there is still plenty of work to do
Indiana hospitals reduce nuisance alerts by 77% with medication decision support software
Leveraging machine learning to rapidly create clinical AI algorithms
How medication reconciliation data consolidation in the EHR enables better patient care
How are the best in KLAS Health IT vendor rankings created?

Around the web

Cardiovascular Business
Q&A: MedAxiom CEO explores key trends in cardiologist, cardiovascular surgeon compensation

Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.

Cardiovascular Business
Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

AI in Healthcare
A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”