80% of Physicians Want Remote Access to EHRs; Consumer Preference for Remote Service Ahead of Physicians

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News Four out of five physicians—primary care and specialists—said they were interested in using mobile technology to access patients’ electronic health records (EHRs) and to prescribe medications. Among consumers, 56% had a favorable opinion of remote health care, and 41% were in favor of health care provided via mobile devices. Among physicians, the greatest degree of interest was in accessing patients’ EHRs, as cited by 86% of physicians; 83% they wanted to use mobile devices to prescribe medications. From half to three-fourths of physicians were interested in using mobile . . .