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Home Research Research Library Primary Care Physicians’ Satisfaction With Interoperable Health Information Technology Primary Care Physicians’ Satisfaction With Interoperable Health Information Technology 2024 Author(s) Everson, Jordan, Hendrix, Nathaniel, Phillips, Robert L, Adler-Milstein, Julia, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Patel, Vaishali Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Health Information Technology (HIT) Volume JAMA Network Open Source JAMA Network Open OBJECTIVE To assess primary care physician perspectives on the state of interoperability. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A cross-sectional survey of family medicine physicians in the US was conducted from December 12, 2021, to October 12, 2022. A sample of family medicine physicians who completed the Continuous Certification Questionnaire (CCQ), a required part of the American Board of Family Medicine certification process, which has a 100% response rate, were invited to participate. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Eighteen items on the CCQ assessed experience accessing and using various information from outside organizations, including medications, immunizations, and allergies. RESULTS A total of 2088 physicians (1053 women [50%]; age reported categorically as either Ն50 years or <50 years) completed the CCQ interoperability questions in 2022. Of these respondents, 35% practiced in hospital or health system–owned practices, while 27% practiced in independently owned practices. Eleven percent were very satisfied with their ability to electronically access all 10 types of information from outside organizations included on the questionnaire, and a mean of 70% were at least somewhat satisfied. A total of 23% of family medicine physicians reported information from outside organizations was very easy to use, and an additional 65% reported that information was somewhat easy to use. Only 8% reported that information from different electronic health record (EHR) developers’ products was very easy to use compared with 38% who reported information from the same EHR developer’s product was very easy to use. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This survey study of family medicine physicians found modest and uneven improvement in physicians’ experience with interoperability. These findings suggest that substantial heterogeneity in satisfaction by information type, source of information, EHR, practice type, ownership, and patient population necessitates diverse policy and strategies to improve interoperability. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2018 Physician Perceptions of Performance Feedback in a Quality Improvement Activity Go to Physician Perceptions of Performance Feedback in a Quality Improvement Activity 2022 Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care Go to Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care 2019 Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs Go to Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs 2013 Factors influencing family physician adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) Go to Factors influencing family physician adoption of electronic health records (EHRs)
Author(s) Everson, Jordan, Hendrix, Nathaniel, Phillips, Robert L, Adler-Milstein, Julia, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Patel, Vaishali Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Health Information Technology (HIT) Volume JAMA Network Open Source JAMA Network Open
ABFM Research Read all 2018 Physician Perceptions of Performance Feedback in a Quality Improvement Activity Go to Physician Perceptions of Performance Feedback in a Quality Improvement Activity 2022 Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care Go to Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care 2019 Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs Go to Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs 2013 Factors influencing family physician adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) Go to Factors influencing family physician adoption of electronic health records (EHRs)
2018 Physician Perceptions of Performance Feedback in a Quality Improvement Activity Go to Physician Perceptions of Performance Feedback in a Quality Improvement Activity
2022 Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care Go to Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care
2019 Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs Go to Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs
2013 Factors influencing family physician adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) Go to Factors influencing family physician adoption of electronic health records (EHRs)
