Table 2.
Problems with electronic medical record hardware and software functionality at the primary training site
| Problems with EMR Functionality at Our Primary Training Site Include (Check All That Apply) | Program Directors, n=37 | Clinical Faculty, n=94 | Fellows, n=67 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen latency/delay | 14 (38%) | 38 (40%) | 23 (34%) |
| Frequent unscheduled downtime | 6 (16%) | 20 (21%) | 12 (18%) |
| Inpatient and outpatient EMR do not communicate | 14 (38%) | 41 (44%) | 18 (27%) |
| Generalized slowness | 12 (32%) | 33 (35%) | 21 (31%) |
| Too many click boxes | 20 (54%) | 59 (63%) | 37 (55%) |
| Too many required fields not relevant to the encounter | 20 (54%) | 44 (47%) | 29 (43%) |
| Too much focus on billing rather than clinical features of encounter | 14 (38%) | 49 (52%) | 20 (30%) |
| Difficulty in navigation | 13 (35%) | 35 (37%) | 9 (13%) |
| Too many alerts | 16 (43%) | 40 (43%) | 27 (40%) |
| Templates import information that is not useful and/or is incorrect | 21 (57%) | 44 (47%) | 15 (22%) |
| Clinical decision support package is not useful and/or is incorrect | 10 (27%) | 28 (30%) | 11 (16%) |
| There are no significant problems with our EMR | 5 (14%) | 10 (11%) | 12 (18%) |
EMR, electronic medical record.