Adoption of Electronic Health Records and Perceptions of Financial and Clinical Outcomes Among Ophthalmologists in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Assessing the rate of electronic health record (EHR) adoption and ophthalmologists' perceptions on financial and clinical productivity is important in understanding how to direct future design and health care policy.

Objective

To assess adoption rate and perceptions of financial and clinical outcomes of EHRs among ophthalmologists in the United States.

Design, setting, and participants

Population-based, cross-sectional study. A random sample of 2000 ophthalmologists was generated on the basis of mailing address zip codes from the 2015 American Academy of Ophthalmology US active membership database, which included more than 18 000 ophthalmologists. A survey was sent by email to assess adoption rate of EHRs, perceptions of financial and clinical productivity,

SUBMITTER: Lim MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5838599 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature