Transcript Physicians` views on quality of care

Physicians' Current or Planned Use of Health Information
Technologies: Percentage of Physicians Surveyed, 2003
Used routinely
Used occasionally
Not used, plan to use in next year
Not used, no plan to use in next year
Electronic access to test results
37
21
14
27
58
Electronic medical records
18
9
20
53
9
19
53
27
Electronic ordering of tests,
procedures, or drugs
17
26
Electronic or computer-based
clinical decision support tools
6
18
17
58
24
Data: Audet, A.J. et al. 2005. Physicians' views on quality of care: Findings from the
Commonwealth Fund National Survey of Physicians and Quality of Care. Percentages
may not add to 100 because of rounding and unknown responses.
Source: McCarthy and Leatherman, Performance Snapshots, 2006. www.cmwf.org/snapshots
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Current or Planned Use of Alerts and Reminders in Office
Practice: Percentage of Physicians Surveyed, 2003
Using a computerized system
Using a manual system
Not done, plan to in next year
Not done, no plan in next year
Physician receives alerts about
potential drug problems
12
26
16
44
38
Physician receives alerts when
special follow-up care is needed
10
31
13
43
41
Patients are sent reminders for
preventive or follow-up care
21
33
10
34
54
Data: Audet, A.J. et al. 2005. Physicians' views on quality of care: Findings from
the Commonwealth Fund National Survey of Physicians and Quality of Care.
Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding and unknown responses.
Source: McCarthy and Leatherman, Performance Snapshots, 2006. www.cmwf.org/snapshots
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Physicians' Access to Patient Registry Data:
Percentage of Physicians Surveyed, 2003
Very or somewhat easy
By age group
Very or somewhat difficult
49
By diagnosis or
health risk
36
44
By lab results
16
By current
medications
15
Cannot generate
14
38
44
40
17
39
44
Data: Audet, A.J. et al. 2005. Physicians' views on quality of care: Findings from
the Commonwealth Fund National Survey of Physicians and Quality of Care.
Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding and unknown responses.
Source: McCarthy and Leatherman, Performance Snapshots, 2006. www.cmwf.org/snapshots
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Percentage of Physicians Who Receive Performance Data
and Have Been Involved in Improvement Activities, 2003
Receive process of care data (e.g.,
performance on cancer screening)
Receive outcomes data (e.g.,
percentage of diabetic patients with
blood sugar under control)
Receive patient survey data (e.g.,
patient experiences with care)
Participated in a collaborative effort
to improve quality of care*
Participated in efforts to redesign
patient care systems or procedures
in their practice or hospital*
20
18
25
32
34
Data: Audet, A.J. et al. 2005. Physicians' views on quality of care: Findings from the
Commonwealth Fund National Survey of Physicians and Quality of Care. Percentages
may not add to 100 because of rounding and unknown responses. *In past two years.
Source: McCarthy and Leatherman, Performance Snapshots, 2006. www.cmwf.org/snapshots
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Availability of Quality-of-Care Data When Making Patient
Referrals: Percentage of Physicians Surveyed, 2003
Never
32
Always
5
Often
14
Rarely or
Never
64
Sometimes
16
Rarely
32
Data: Audet, A.J. et al. 2005. Physicians' views on quality of care: Findings from
the Commonwealth Fund National Survey of Physicians and Quality of Care.
Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding and unknown responses.
Source: McCarthy and Leatherman, Performance Snapshots, 2006. www.cmwf.org/snapshots
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