R. C. Frazee1, H. T. Papaconstaninou1, R. C. Frazee1 1Baylor Scott & White Healthcare,Department Of Surgery,Temple, TEXAS, USA
Introduction: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act mandates “meaningful use” of an electronic medical record (EMR) to receive current financial incentives and to avoid future financial penalties. Surgeons’ ongoing adoption of an EMR nationally will be influenced by the early experiences of institutions that have made the transition from paper to electronic records. In February 2014, our institution adopted EPIC™ as our primary mode of patient documentation and order entry. We queried surgeons at our institution regarding their perception of the EMR at 3 months after institutional implementation.
Methods: A written survey was obtained from senior staff and residents of a multispecialty department of surgery. Surgeons were asked to respond on a Likert Scale ranging from 1-strongly disagree to 5-strongly agree.
Results: Fifty-nine surveys were obtained from 24 senior staff and 35 residents with average scores to each inquiry below:
Conclusion: Surgeons’ perspective of the EMR in their early experience is that it is more effective providing billing documentation than clinical documentation. There is concern regarding the impact of the EMR on patient satisfaction. In spite of these drawbacks, the surgeons were satisfied with EPIC™ as the choice of EMR.
