Poll: public isn't budging much on their attitudes about health IT
Attitudes to Electronic Medical Records
|
|
Total Strongly/ Somewhat Agree |
Strongly Agree |
Somewhat Agree |
Neither Agree nor Disagree |
Somewhat Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
|
|
All physicians treating me should have access to information contained in my EMR |
% |
78 |
46 |
32 |
15 |
4 |
4 |
|
An EMR would be a valuable tool to track the progress of my health |
% |
71 |
34 |
38 |
21 |
4 |
4 |
|
My health records are for my own use and should not be provided to other parties |
% |
53 |
28 |
25 |
26 |
14 |
7 |
|
My insurer should have access to the information in my EMR |
% |
30 |
11 |
19 |
27 |
18 |
26 |
Attitudes to EMRs - Trend
|
2007* |
2008* |
2009 |
2010 |
|
|
Percent answering "Strongly/Somewhat Agree" |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
All physicians treating me should have access to information contained in my EMR |
80 |
83 |
78 |
78 |
|
An EMR would be a valuable tool to track the progress of my health |
76 |
81 |
72 |
71 |
|
My health records are for my own use and should not be provided to other parties |
53 |
50 |
51 |
53 |
|
My insurer should have access to the information in my EMR |
27 |
26 |
33 |
30 |
|
Total |
East |
Midwest |
South |
West |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
Have a primary care physician |
89 |
93 |
85 |
89 |
84 |
|
He/She uses an EMR |
28 |
27 |
32 |
22 |
35 |
|
No, does not use an EMR |
17 |
18 |
16 |
20 |
15 |
|
Not sure |
42 |
48 |
37 |
48 |
34 |
|
N/A - I do not have a primary care physician |
12 |
7 |
15 |
11 |
16 |
Note: Percentages may not add up exactly to 100% due to rounding.
Consumer Access to Technology
|
|
|
|
I Use it Now |
It's Available to Me but I Don't Use it |
It is Not Available to Me |
Not Sure |
|
An electronic medical record to capture medical information |
2006 |
% |
2 |
3 |
73 |
22 |
|
2010 |
% |
7 |
8 |
49 |
37 |
|
|
Email to communicate directly with my doctor |
2006 |
% |
4 |
4 |
73 |
19 |
|
2010 |
% |
9 |
12 |
53 |
27 |
|
|
The ability to schedule a doctor's visit via the Internet |
2006 |
% |
3 |
4 |
75 |
18 |
|
2010 |
% |
8 |
11 |
54 |
26 |
|
|
Receiving the results of diagnostic tests via email |
2006 |
% |
2 |
3 |
76 |
19 |
|
2010 |
% |
8 |
10 |
52 |
30 |
|
|
A home monitoring device that allows me to send medical information - like blood pressure readings or blood tests - to the doctor's office via the telephone or email |
2006 |
% |
2 |
3 |
76 |
19 |
|
2010 |
% |
3 |
8 |
61 |
28 |
|
|
Reminders via email from my doctors when you are due for a visit or some type of medical care |
2006 |
% |
4 |
3 |
74 |
19 |
|
2010 |
% |
11 |
10 |
62 |
27 |
Full data available at www.harrisinteractive.com
*2008 and 2007 question asked about "Personal Health Records" (PHR) instead of "Electronic Medical Records" (EMR).
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