Dissatisfaction and Barriers in Electronic Health Record Use for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Nationwide Survey of Major IBD Centers.

Abstract

BACKGROUND Electronic health records (EHR) are a growing source of burden for clinicians treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS We conducted an EHR survey study targeting IBD clinicians at leading IBD programs throughout the United States. RESULTS Surveys were sent to 65 IBD participants, with 46 (70.8%) responses collected, 41 (89%) were physicians. All clinicians (100%) believe there are opportunities for EHR improvement. Nineteen (41.3%) clinicians felt that their EHR does not enhance IBD patient care. CONCLUSION This is the first IBD program survey in the United States showing significant dissatisfaction and opportunity for EHR enhancements to improve patient care.