Transcript 0412ACADEMYCOLLINS (Policy Academy on Chronic Disease

Putting Policy Into
Practice
Information Technology
Electronic Health Record Currently
“Doctors are using IT but not necessarily for reasons directly related to
patient care”
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46% have PDA
17% have tablet PCs
One out of 4 practices has someone who uses a
PDA
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78% maintain calendar ( secretary)
71% Contact information
26% Checking medications
9% Lab results
Electronic Health Record : diffusion and
acceptance of value?
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40 % use one of the 3 following tools
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E-prescribing 16 %
E-health record 30%
Remote disease monitoring 7% ( diabetes, heart)
Barriers
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Cost
Implementation hassles: time & work flow
Reimbursement
Patient-doctor relationship negative perceptions
Technology: incompatibiities
Electronic Health Record : diffusion and
acceptance of value?
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What’s working?
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58% Increased efficiencies
87% better care
78% patient satisfaction enhanced
74% saved their practice money
What is the role of
government?
Barriers
Opportunities
Economic engines
Funding streams in IT
Diffusion of best practices
Crosscutting innovation with private sector
Implications
…In the states
World Congress plans
Governor and State
Summit
Technology Innovations In Health
Care
March 2005