Associations between physician practice models and health information exchange.
Am J Manag Care
; 29(1): 27-34, 2023 01.
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| ID: mdl-36716152
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The interaction between emerging physician practice models and the use of health information exchange (HIE) remains understudied. We examined associations between the use of emerging practice models and the use of HIE. We also examined barriers to HIE adoption among physicians who were not utilizing HIE. STUDYDESIGN:
Survey data came from a 2019-2021 statewide census of all physicians in Arizona collected at the time of license renewal (n = 3312, or 17.9% of all practicing physicians).METHODS:
Primary outcomes were physician-reported HIE use for patient care summaries and for laboratory results. Secondary outcomes were 5 common HIE barriers among non-HIE users. The primary predictor was physician practice model accountable care organization (ACO), clinically integrated network (CIN), or integrated delivery network (IDN) vs traditional care delivery model. Covariates included physician specialty, age, gender, and county of practice.RESULTS:
Compared with physicians in traditional care delivery models, physicians in ACOs, CINs, or IDNs had significantly higher odds of using HIE to share both patient care summaries (P < .01) and laboratory results (P < .05 for ACOs), although associations varied across provider and practice characteristics. ACO providers not using HIE were more likely to cite a lack of connectivity and lack of information as HIE barriers.CONCLUSIONS:
Providers in an emerging practice model are more likely to use HIE than those in a traditional care delivery model. However, nuances in these associations suggest a persistence of previously identified HIE gaps, and the barriers cited provide guidance for increasing HIE use among different practice types.
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Assunto principal:
Médicos
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Organizações de Assistência Responsáveis
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Troca de Informação em Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article