A Web- and telephone-based study conducted by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (OPH) Medical Information Technology Committee of 592 members of the OPH indicated that only 12 percent of those practices surveyed had implemented an EHR, while 7 percent were in the process of doing so and 10 percent indicated an intention to do so within the next year.
Of those practices with an EHR:
- 69 percent reported they were satisfied or extremely satisfied with their system.
- 64 percent reported increased or stable overall productivity.
- 51 percent reported decreased or stable overall costs.
- 76 percent said they would recommend an EHR to a fellow ophthalmologist.
The study — “Adoption and Perceptions of Electronic Health Record Systems by Ophthalmologists: An American Academy of Ophthalmology Survey” — appears in the September 2008 issue of the journal.
