This statistic shows the percentage of primary care physicians that utilized select functionalities of electronic medical records (EMR) in Canada as of 2018. According to the data, 79 percent of physicians electronically entered/retrieved patient notes at that time.
Percentage of Canadian primary care physicians that use select functionalities of electronic medical records as of 2018
Characteristic
Percentage of physicians
Electronically enter/retrieve patient notes
79%
Generate a prescription with your EMR
69%
Send patient referrals to specialists or other care providers
59%
Electronic warnings for drug/dose interactions
53%
Generate lists of patients who are due or overdue for tests or preventive care (e.g., flu vaccine due)
33%
Generate reports for quality improvement/aduit purposes other than billing
29%
Receive electronic confirmation of scheduled appointments for patients I have referred
29%
Receive electronic messages/clinical notes from a community pharmacy to request a prescription refill or clarification
25%
Seek advice (e-consultation) with specialists across your region/province/territory to inform clinical decision making/or determine referral appropriateness
17%
Can you electronically exchange patient clinical summaries with any doctors outside you practice
Original question: "Which of the following electronic tools do you use in the care of your patients?"/ "Can you electronically exchange Patient Clinical Summaries with any doctors outside your practice?"
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Canada Health Infoway. (December 10, 2018). Percentage of Canadian primary care physicians that use select functionalities of electronic medical records as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/950878/emr-functions-used-by-canadian-physicians/
Canada Health Infoway. "Percentage of Canadian primary care physicians that use select functionalities of electronic medical records as of 2018." Chart. December 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950878/emr-functions-used-by-canadian-physicians/
Canada Health Infoway. (2018). Percentage of Canadian primary care physicians that use select functionalities of electronic medical records as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950878/emr-functions-used-by-canadian-physicians/
Canada Health Infoway. "Percentage of Canadian Primary Care Physicians That Use Select Functionalities of Electronic Medical Records as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950878/emr-functions-used-by-canadian-physicians/
Canada Health Infoway, Percentage of Canadian primary care physicians that use select functionalities of electronic medical records as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950878/emr-functions-used-by-canadian-physicians/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of Canadian primary care physicians that use select functionalities of electronic medical records as of 2018 [Graph], Canada Health Infoway, December 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/950878/emr-functions-used-by-canadian-physicians/
