A Black Book Market Research report found eight in 10 independent physician specialty practices have confidence in specialty-driven electronic health records and multispecialty EHRs with specialty modules, according to HIT Consultant.
The survey received responses from 11,300 specialty practices.
Here are five things to know:
1. In the first and second quarters of 2016, the report found more specialists are implementing cloud-based and specialty-driven EHRs designed to enhance financial processes, workflow, clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.
2. A majority of specialist physicians (85 percent) reported that first generation EHRs negatively impacted their practices, in terms of costliness and workflow interruptions.
3. About 80 percent of specialists noted their meaningful use incentive payments did not equal EHR implementation costs.
4. Some specialists are concerned with specialty-specific EHRs' lack of interoperability. Many of these EHR systems don't work well with hospital-networked and regional public health information exchanges.
5. The third generation EHR vendor is focusing on interoperability, population health outcomes, care quality reporting and ICD-10.