Use of Health Information Technology by Rhode Island Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers, 2019

摘要

BACKGROUND: The Rhode Island Department of Health(RIDOH) has administered the Health Information Technology(HIT) Survey since 2009 to report clinician-levelprocess measures relating to HIT adoption and use.METHODS: RIDOH administers the Rhode Island HITSurvey to all licensed independent practitioners. Descriptiveanalyses examined HIT adoption and the clinicianexperience working with HIT.RESULTS: Most physician and Advanced Practice Provider(APP) respondents report using an EHR (92.5% and94.3%) and e-prescribing medications (84.1% and 81.6%).Less than half of physicians (40.9% or n=565) and APPs(35.4% or n=195) who prescribe controlled substancescurrently submit controlled substance prescriptions electronically.A higher percentage of physicians, comparedto APPs, reported experiencing HIT-related stress (80.9%and 66.6%). The overall prevalence of physicians reportingsymptoms of burnout was 29.7% (n=539) but variedbetween specialties.DISCUSSION: As of 2019, the majority of Rhode Islandphysicians have adopted EHRs and e-prescribing. Adoptionplateaued after 2012, and challenges persist inintegrating existing technology into practice.