Dan,
The survey details are:
-- Overall EHR user satisfaction reveals a 12% drop in satisfied users from 2010 to 2012 and a corresponding increase in very dissatisfied users of 10% for the same period.
-- In 2012, 39% of clinicians would not recommend their EHR to a colleague.
-- Satisfaction with the ability to improve patient care revealed a drop in very satisfied users from 2010?2012 of 6% and an increase of very dissatisfied users of 10% for 2010?2012.
-- Average satisfaction level with the ability to improve patient care decreased from 2010?2012 for all specialty groups; (primary care, medical sub-specialties, and surgical specialties); however, the least satisfied group were the surgical specialists, with primary care the more satisfied, and medical sub-specialties in between primary care and surgery.
-- Satisfaction with ease of use dropped 13% between 2010?2012 and 37% reported increased dissatisfaction in 2012, compared with 23% in 2010.
-- The length of time to overcome initial productivity challenges typical with beginning to use an EHR ? 32% had not returned to normal productivity levels in 2012 compared to 20% in 2010.
-- 34% of users in 2012 were very dissatisfied with the ability to decrease workload compared to 19% in 2010.
You may be correct in your observation that training may differentiate EMRs in the future. But the numbers used to create the ratings on AmericanEHR Partners are tiny compared to the total number of installed EHRs. You can see in the example below that the "n" for each EHR is below 100 (n Value = Number of verified clinician ratings).
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It's a big decision to make with such a limited sample.
