Healthcare Decision Makers Weigh in on Electronic Health Records

Medical Record Institute, Inc. (MRI), Boston, Massachusetts, has released the results of its "Eighth Annual Survey of Electronic Health Records (EHR) Trends and Usage" online at www.medrecinst.com . MRI said the survey reached key EHR decision makers in the healthcare industry with 65 percent of respondents reported to be final decision makers or having a strong influence.

The web results of the EHR Survey include results and trends based on 18 questions with responses collected from April through June 2006 via online access and printed surveys made available at the 2006 Annual Towards the Electronic Patient Records (TEPR) Conference. While there were a total of 1,383 respondents, the database survey size was pared down to 729 in total, eliminating vendors and consultants in order to increase relevancy and reduce bias.

The "MRI Survey of EHR Trends and Usage" reveals insights into the:

* Priorities for strategic decisions in IT;

* EHR applications and functions being implemented or planned;

* EHR configurations for different environments;

* Data capture methods being employed;

* Major barriers to implementing EHR systems;

* Mobile/wireless technologies used, concerns related to implementation, and impact on healthcare delivery; and

* Perceived effectiveness of IT on patient safety.

Some of the major findings from the 2006 EHR Survey include:

* The top three priorities for strategic decisions in IT are: 1) the need to improve clinical processes or workflow efficiencies; 2) the need to improve quality of care; and 3) the need to share data.

* EHR Systems within most healthcare institutions support both inpatient and outpatient capabilities.

* Most respondents have not been able to measure the return on investment of IT for patient safety.

* "Remote access to lab results" is most cited as the most important EHR feature.

* The three most planned EHR implementations are alerts, warnings, or reminders generated by decision support; post-visit education; and pre-visit health screening, evaluations, or assessments.

* E-prescribing to commercial/retail pharmacies is most used for "drug-allergy checking," followed closely by "access to drug reference information."

MRI's mission is to be a global forum for healthcare consumers, providers, and technology vendors on the journey to improve quality of care through advanced information technology solutions. To review or download the survey results, go to: www.medrecinst.com

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