Barriers Physicians Encountered When Using Information from Outside Organizations

1. 44% of physicians indicated a great extent of difficulty finding important information due to a large amount of low-value information (versus experiencing this to some extent or not at all).
2. 40% indicated that information was not integrated into their EHR to a great extent.
3. 32% indicated that the entire patient record was not available to a great extent.
4. 23% indicated that key information was missing within the patient's record to a great extent.
5. 6% to 7% of respondents indicated not encountering these barriers at all.

Notes: From a cross-sectional survey of 2,088 family medicine physicians in the U.S., conducted from December 12, 2021, to October 12, 2022.
Source: "Primary Care Physicians’ Satisfaction With Interoperable Health Information Technology," JAMA Network Open, March 26, 2024
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