1. 2013 Physician Survey: Mobile Health Applications
Methodology
eClinicalWorks conducted the online study January 2013 among 2,291
U.S. health care professionals. The sample was taken from lists
provided by eClinicalWorks and included responses from 649
physicians.
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2. 2013 Physician Survey:
Mobile Health Applications
Type of Practice of Physician Respondents
450
400
62% 97%
350
300
250
200 403 35%
150
100 223
50 3% 0.5%
20 3
0
Primary care Specialist Multi-specialty Other
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3. 2013 Physician Survey:
Mobile Health Applications
Size of Practice of Physician Respondents
300
250
200
150
284
100
163
50
72 63
28 39
0
2-3 physicians
4-5 physicians
6-10 physicians
11-20 physicians
More than 20 physicians
Individual practice, 1
physician
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4. 2013 Physician Survey:
Mobile Health Applications
Generally speaking, to what extent do you think a mobile health application
can help improve the health outcome of patients?
350
93%
300
250
200
150 300
259
100
50
35 4
0
A great deal Somewhat Not that much Not at all/ no impact
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5. 2013 Physician Survey:
Mobile Health Applications
How likely are you in the future to recommend a mobile health application
to a patient in your office?
350
300
89%
250
200
150 311
220
100
50
47
11 9
0
Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Unsure
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6. 2013 Physician Survey:
Mobile Health Applications
Suppose for a moment the mobile health application was connected to your
patient’s electronic health record, and patient-entered data was available to
you/your office. How valuable do you think this would be in helping
you/your office to improve patient outcomes?
400
350
93%
300
250
200
356
150
100 199
50
23 9 11
0
Very valuable Somewhat valuable Not that valuable Not valuable at all Unsure
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7. 2013 Physician Survey:
Mobile Health Applications
The following is a list of potential features of mobile health applications that
connect to patient’s electronic health record. For each, please indicate what
percentage of your patients you think would be interested in using?
Scheduling or changing Two-way communication between Single patient access for medical
appointments and sending provider and patient on health information from multiple providers.
appointment reminders via the notification and alerts (ie. Positive
mobile health application encouragement when data is within
healthy range; Alerting patient if data is
out of healthy range, etc.)
Unsure Unsure Unsure
2% 3% 5%
0% to less than
0% to less than 0% to less than
25% of patients
25% of patients 25% of patients
14%
13% 14%
75% to 100% of 75% to 100% of 75% to 100% of
patients patients patients
26% 25% to less 24% 25% to less 23% 25% to less
than 50% of than 50% of than 50% of
patients patients patients
26% 27% 25%
50% to less 50% to less
than 75% of than 75% of 50% to less
patients patients than 75% of
33% 32% patients
33%
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8. 2013 Physician Survey:
Mobile Health Applications
The following is a list of potential features of mobile health applications that
connect to patient’s electronic health record. For each, please indicate what
percentage of your patients you think would be interested in using?
Accessing information in their Following an appointment, getting a
own medical record or the reminder about their treatment plan via
medical record of those they care the mobile health application.
for via the mobile health
application.
Unsure Unsure
2% 3%
0% to less than 0% to less than
25% of patients 25% of patients
11% 10%
25% to less
75% to 100% of 100% of
25% to less than 50% of
patients patients
than 50% of patients
28% 34%
patients 19%
23%
50% to less
than 75% of
50% to less patients
than 75% of 34%
patients
36%
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9. 100
150
200
300
350
400
250
50
0
Providing patients with
automatic alerts and
58%
344
reminders on
responses.
appointment already…
Allow patients to access
their medical records to
269
45%
share with other doctors
easily
Making it easier for
patients to schedule an
240
40%
appointment or change
an appointment with…
Being able to follow up
with patients on their
196
33%
adherence to treatment
plans in between…
Allowing patients to
access their medical
31%
186
health record for their
own review
Getting more accurate
self-reported data from
155
26%
patients over time
The ability to review
data from the patient’s
23%
139
mobile health
application prior to an…
Being able to send a
record of or information
131
22%
on the treatment plan for
a patient’s reference
Getting self-reported
data from patients in
124
21%
between appointments
2%
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Other (please specify)
feed data back into a patient’s electronic health record? Please select three
What do you think are the top 3 benefits of mobile health applications that
2013 Physician Survey:
Mobile Health Applications
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10. 2013 Physician Survey:
Mobile Health Applications
Thinking about your patients, what are the top 3 health issues in which you
think a mobile health application that is linked to electronic health records
could make an immediate impact? Select 3.
AnswerOptions No. of Physicians Response Percent
Medication adherence 389 65.1%
Diabetes 325 54.3%
Preventive care (such as screenings, physicals or immunizations) 313 52.3%
Weight management 284 47.5%
Answered Question 598
Skipped Question 51
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11. 2013 Physician Survey:
Mobile Health Applications
Thinking about your patients, what are the top 3 health issues in which you
think a mobile health application that is linked to electronic health records
could make an immediate impact? Select 3.
• Medication adherence 65.1%
• Diabetes 54.3%
• Preventive care 52.3%
(such as screenings, physicals or immunizations) Preventive
care Diabetes
• Weight management 47.5% 313 325
52% 54%
Weight
Medication management
adherence 284
389 48%
65%
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