2010 Physician Health IT Survey Summary Report
In early 2009, RI was the first state in the nation to report individual-level measures of health information technology adoption for all licensed physicians. In early 2010 the RI Department of Health (HEALTH) administered the second annual physician HIT Survey. This survey went to to 3,224 physicians licensed in RI, in active practice, and located in RI, CT, or MA as part of the Health Care Quality Performance (HCQP) Program. The response rate was 57.8% (n=1,862).
The table below compares 2010 results with 2009.
| Measure | Survey Respondents | All Physicians | ||||
| 2009 | 2010 | Change | 2009 | 2010 | Change | |
| 1. Physicians with EMRs | 67.6% | 74.1% | 6.5% | 39.3% | 42.8% | 3.5% |
| 2. Physicians with 'qualified' EMRs | 12.5% | 18.5% | 6.0% | 7.3% | 10.7% | 3.4% |
| 3. Basic EMR functionality | 63.6 | 65.4 | 1.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 4. Advanced EMR functionality use | 44.1 | 46.6 |
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| 5. Physicians who are e-presribing | 41.2% | 49.3% | 8.1% | 23.9% | 28.5% | 4.6% |
Most Utilized Office-Based EHRs in Rhode Island
DocEHRtalk.org analyzed the 2010 HCQP survey data to compile the most utilized EHR products in Rhode Island. Below is the list of the top 10 in alphabetical order.
Allscripts
athenahealth
Cerner
eClinicalWorks
GE
Ingenix
Meditech
Nextgen
Polaris
Sage
For more information on the HCQP visit www.health.ri.gov/chic/performance. Note that this data excludes Practice Settings listed as “Hospital.”