TY - JOUR
T1 - Electronic Medical Record Use among US Occupational Medicine Physicians
T2 - A National Survey
AU - Soteriades, Elpidoforos S.
AU - Talias, Michael A.
AU - Harmon, Kirk T.
AU - Schumann, Steven C.
AU - Kales, Stefanos N.
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To examine the use of electronic medical records (EMRs) among US occupational medicine physicians (OMPs). METHODS: An electronic- and paper-based survey was conducted among OMPs using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS: The OMPs reported using an EMR for billing purposes only (14.6%), clinical purposes only (27.8%), or both (39.3%) with the total EMR use of 81.7%. About 60% were satisfied with their EMRs, and 64% to 66% believed that EMRs improve safety and quality of medical care. Among OMPs not using EMR, 17% reported that they were likely to adopt an EMR in the year after the survey, whereas 47% were very unlikely to do so. CONCLUSIONS: Occupational physiciansÊ use of EMRs was relatively high. They also seemed to be satisfied with their EMRs and believed that EMRs improve both safety and quality of clinical care.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To examine the use of electronic medical records (EMRs) among US occupational medicine physicians (OMPs). METHODS: An electronic- and paper-based survey was conducted among OMPs using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS: The OMPs reported using an EMR for billing purposes only (14.6%), clinical purposes only (27.8%), or both (39.3%) with the total EMR use of 81.7%. About 60% were satisfied with their EMRs, and 64% to 66% believed that EMRs improve safety and quality of medical care. Among OMPs not using EMR, 17% reported that they were likely to adopt an EMR in the year after the survey, whereas 47% were very unlikely to do so. CONCLUSIONS: Occupational physiciansÊ use of EMRs was relatively high. They also seemed to be satisfied with their EMRs and believed that EMRs improve both safety and quality of clinical care.
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31829b3a4c
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31829b3a4c
M3 - Article
C2 - 24064784
AN - SCOPUS:84885576072
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 55
SP - 1191
EP - 1196
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 10
ER -