2012 Physician Sentiment IndexTM

Taking the pulse of the physician community

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Overall opinion of EHRs

  • 2012
  • 2011

 

32%
39%

Very favorable

39%
38%

Somewhat favorable

13%
9%

Neutral

11%
10%

Somewhat unfavorable

6%
4%

Very unfavorable

When asked their overall opinion of electronic health records (EHR) systems, most physicians responded positively, with 71% of all 2012 respondents saying they have a somewhat favorable or very favorable opinion of EHRs.

While this positive opinion is shared by nearly three-quarters of physicians, the percentage in our 2011 survey was even higher. The biggest difference? Those who had a "very favorable" viewpoint dropped nearly 18% since the 2011 survey.

See the insights we uncovered on physicians' use of EHRs:
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