EHR Interoperability Experiences Reported by Family Physicians

What percentage of primary care physicians report experiencing ideal interoperability, defined as information is available, easy to find, and easy to use?In this cross-sectional study using survey data from 8122 family physicians, the percentage of physicians experiencing ideal interoperability varied across data types, ranging from 8% for test results from health systems to 19% for encounter documents.Few physicians report ideal interoperability experiences, indicating a continued need for multiple cross-cutting interventions to improve the availability and quality of clinical data across health care delivery organizations.

Corresponding Author: Jordan Everson, PhD, MPP, Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown University, 3900 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007 (jordan.everson@georgetown.edu).

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