2012 Primary Care Specialty Survey November 2012 Practice Size Survey Overview Primary mobile device p latform 18 Solo 11 Hospital 19 Small 35 physicians 7 Partnership 14 ID: 729429
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Corporate Communications
2012 Primary Care Specialty Survey
November 2012Slide2
Practice Size
Survey Overview
Primary mobile device
p
latform
18%
Solo
11%
Hospital
19%
Small
(3-5 physicians)
7
%
Partnership
14%
Large
(More than 10 physicians)
25%
Mid-size
(5-10 physicians)
Survey included
1,066 primary care physicians (including family practice and internal medicine specialists)
who use Epocrates
Survey was conducted in October 2012
Physicians randomly selected to participate
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Over 1 in 4 PCPs use a Tablet in Practice
>
=
>
Other devices primary; tablet supplemental
Tablet only device used
Rarely uses tablet
Tablet primary; other device supplemental
Tablet & other devices used equally
39%
27%
19%
13%
3%
22%
Plan to purchase iPad mini
79%
Apple iPad
9%
Android OS
Tablet utilization in practice*
2012 Tablet utilization by physicians
7%
Other
5%
Windows 7 OS
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n=285
n=309
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PCPs Access Epocrates Over 60 Million Times Annually with a Patient*
70
%
Over
75
%
Use Epocrates
Outside of the office
daily
Use Epocrates
During office hours
3+
times daily
Use Epocrates
With a patient
daily
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n=1066
Number
of times physicians access Epocrates
Nearly
3
in
4
*Statement based on self-reported usage and extrapolated across the Epocrates member baseSlide5
>40% of PCPs Avoid at 2+ ADEs Weekly with Epocrates
Over
8,000,000
ADEs are potentially avoided annually with Epocrates*
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Percentage of ADEs
avoided with Epocrates
n=1066
*Statement based on self-reported usage and extrapolated across the Epocrates member baseSlide6
Over 8 Million Hours Likely Saved Annually with Epocrates*
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20+ minutes
saved daily
n=1066
*Statement based on self-reported usage and extrapolated across the Epocrates member base
PCPs report saving 20 minutes or more daily
Nearly
1 in 2Slide7
58%
Frequently or somewhat frequently learn new information from
DocAlerts
Drug Interaction Checker #1 Feature Attributed to Changing Rx Decisions
69
%
Drug interactions
58
%
Dosing information
43
%
Adverse reactions
43
%
Contraindications
& cautions
26
%
Formulary
i
nformation
20
%
Other safety info
55%
Change 3+ Rx weekly based on Epocrates information
Top features factoring in Rx changes*
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46%
Yes, significantly
29%
Yes, moderately
14%
Yes, somewhat
11%
No
Work/Life Balance is Top Challenge for PCPs
Top 5 greatest challenges for PCPs
Years in practice
Has the level of stress grown over the years as practicing physician?
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Lifestyle change tools
Chronic
Dx
mgmt
Rx info
Patient education
1 in 4 PCPs Recommend an App to Patients Weekly
72%
68%
32%
23%
22%
17%
Apps recommended to patients
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n=521
Top apps recommended
Calorie counter/ tracker
Weight loss tracker
Fitness app
(e.g. myfitnesspal.com)
Drug information
(e.g. Epocrates)
Patient educational apps
EHR patient
portal
Medical
adherenceSlide10
Physicians Struggle with App Discovery and Recommendations for Patients
Where PCPs learn about apps to recommend
Over
50
%
Report not knowing which apps are
‘
good to share’
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n=520
n=545Slide11
“Phone Calls” Remain Primary Communication Platform for Patients and Peers
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Physician to
Patient
Physician to
Colleague
Phone call
76%
Phone call
46%
Email
5%
Email
22%
SMS Message
1%
Patient Portal
10%
Direct Mail
Video Chat
9%
~
1%
Email
SMS Message
Direct Mail
Video Chat
2%
0%
EHR System
Secure Messaging
4%
15%
11%
Primary methods of communication with colleagues vs. patients
n=950Slide12
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Future Primary Care Shortage is a Top Concern Among Practitioners
Top
3
Issues of Worth with “Meaningful Use”
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93%
Diagnosis
92%
Tx
Options
80%
Prognosis
51%
Viability estimates
Extremely confident to Confident
Confidence in information disclosed to patients
n=1066
80
%
Are concerned about the primary care shortage
77%
Hasn’t improved patient care
69%
Transitions will increase admin burden
53%
Federal incentives fall short in covering EHR/EMR costs
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n=298Slide13
13
Personal and Professional Financial Burdens for PCPs
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Access to care
EHR and EMRs
Top 3 in 2013
Primary focuses for PCPs in 2013
1 in 4
PCPs report taking 11+ years to pay off medical school loans
~50%
of PCPs are burdened with medical school debt for
7 years
or more
Medical School Debt Statistics
Physician Reimbursement