The docs are not all right, per this survey from Sermo and Athena Health, particularly when it comes to EHR.
The two consultancies interviewed hundreds of physicians and came up with a grim picture.
The malaise about ACA noted in the recent Jackson Healthcare survey is replicated here: 58% think "most or all of the Affordable Care Act should be repealed, and 26% believe that some elements should be repealed. Only 16% said to keep it as is." And even more (29%) than last year (22%) say they don't understand the ACA.
That's expected. But we were surprised by the dislike the docs show for EHR.
Past surveys have shown doctors cautiously favorable toward the technology, if not necessarily thrilled at being forced to implement it.
In the Age of Stage 2, though, things have gotten sour: "73% said EHRs are a distraction to doctor-patient interaction," report the authors. An increasing number (44%) say "EHR was not designed with physicians in mind."
And this is after the percentage of those who were using it jumped 10%, from 70% to 80%.
"This year’s PSI tells a story of over-burdened physicians who are deeply concerned about the future of medicine," say the authors. Both the gizmos and the paperwork are an increasing pain in the butt, and "these distractions have diminished physicians’ optimism around their ability to deliver quality care and remain viable, profitable practices."
When you can't get people who were good at science in high school to enjoy using computers, something ain't right.