This statistic shows the percentage of specialist physicians that utilized select functionalities of electronic medical records (EMR) in Canada as of 2018. According to the data, 74 percent of physicians electronically entered/retrieved patient notes at that time.
Percentage of Canadian specialist physicians that use select functionalities of electronic medical records as of 2018
Characteristic
Percentage of physicians
Electronically enter/retrieve patient notes
74%
Generate a prescription with your EMR
35%
Send patient referrals to specialists or other care providers
32%
Electronic warnings for drug/dose interactions
26%
Can you electronically exchange patient clinical summaries with any doctors outside your practice
19%
Receive electronic confirmation of scheduled appointments for patients I have referred
18%
Generate reports for quality improvement/aduit purposes other than billing
15%
Receive electronic messages/clinical notes from a community pharmacy to request a prescription refill or clarification
13%
Seek advice (e-consultation) with specialists across your region/province/territory to inform clinical decision making/or determine referral appropriateness
10%
Generate lists of patients who are due or overdue for tests or preventive care (e.g., flu, vaccine due)
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 specialist physicians that use select functionalities of electronic medical records as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/950897/emr-functions-used-by-canadian-specialist-physicians/
Canada Health Infoway. "Percentage of Canadian specialist physicians that use select functionalities of electronic medical records as of 2018." Chart. December 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950897/emr-functions-used-by-canadian-specialist-physicians/
Canada Health Infoway. (2018). Percentage of Canadian specialist physicians that use select functionalities of electronic medical records as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950897/emr-functions-used-by-canadian-specialist-physicians/
Canada Health Infoway. "Percentage of Canadian Specialist Physicians That Use Select Functionalities of Electronic Medical Records as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950897/emr-functions-used-by-canadian-specialist-physicians/
Canada Health Infoway, Percentage of Canadian specialist physicians that use select functionalities of electronic medical records as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950897/emr-functions-used-by-canadian-specialist-physicians/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of Canadian specialist 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/950897/emr-functions-used-by-canadian-specialist-physicians/
