The report includes responses from 13,575 physicians. The survey was conducted on behalf of The Physicians Foundation by Merritt Hawkins and completed in September 2012.
When asked what effect EHRs have had on quality of care at their practice, respondents reported the following:
• No effect — 12.9 percent
• Has improved quality of care — 32.9 percent
• Not yet improved quality, but I anticipate it will — 13.4 percent
• Has not improved quality, and I do not anticipate it will — 18.5 percent
• May improve quality, but not worth the investment — 7.9 percent
• Decreased quality, but I anticipate it eventually will improve quality — 4 percent
• Decreased quality and I do not anticipate it will improve quality — 10.4 percent
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