Physicians Believe EHRs are Safer than Paper Records, Patients Evenly Split

Paper Charts vs. Electronic Health Records Doctors, which do you believe is safer: paper or EHRS? 18% 28% 54% of all the doctors asked agreed that EHRS are safer than paper. Only 18% of doctors thought paper is safer and 28% had no response or did not know What are the main benefits of using an EHR? 13% said portability of records between doctors 63° said being able to access records when needed is the biggest benefit 13% thought more accurate records are the main benefit 11% said protection from theft or loss is key lO Is there any benefit to using paper charts? >L of doctors cited “no need to change the system" as a reason to stick to paper Would Electronic Health Records save doctors time? L750 hours per year one doctor said using an EHR saves her 3 hours per day Patients, which do you believe is safer: paper or EHRS? 14 % 39% 47°%o of all patients asked thought paper is safer than EHRS. 39% of patients believed that EHRS are safer and 14% had no response or did not know → What are the reasons EHRS are safer? We asked patients to agreed or not agree with reasons why EHRS are safer 95% of patients agreed accessing records when needed is the biggest benefit Other top reasons: Better accuracy of records Portability of records between doctors Protection from theft or loss Would Electronic Health Records save lives? 7,000 lives would be saved each year just by replacing doctor's handwriting practice fusion Free, web-based Electronic Health Records