In a recent survey conducted among 486 Canadian physicians, sourced from the HealthViews Market Research Panel*, 53% indicated that they have not yet adopted an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system.
Among non-users the majority are considering adopting or are in the process of acquiring an EMR, see below for further details.
- 22% in the process of acquiring or implementing one
- 42% currently considering adopting one
- 36% do not have any plans at this time to adopt an ERM system
Interestingly, when compared to the rest of Canada, Quebec physicians display the greatest resistance to adopting EMR, at 16% vs. 28% respectively.
For those physicians that have installed and operate an EMR, nearly half (42%) of them report that it is not yet being fully utilized, indicating a potential need for further training.
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*Source: HealthViews OmniBus STAT; n=486. April 2011.