Primary Care Physician (FP/IM) Survey

1. Primary Care Physician (FP/IM) Survey Q3 2007

2. Survey Background • Survey includes 302 family practice and internal medicine physicians that use Epocrates software • Practice setting breakdown: • Hospital: 10% • Group >10: 16% • Group 3 – 10: 29% • Private practice: 13% • Partnership: 13% • Solo practice: 13% • Academic 9% • Survey completed in July 2007 • Specialists randomly selected to participate

3. Primary care physicians feel reimbursement is their primary practice challenge What do you feel is the greatest challenge facing your practice? Reimbursement issues 43% *Excludes responses below 5% (n=268)

4. Strong feelings on both ends of the spectrum in single payer debate To what extent do you agree or disagree that the U.S. should move to a single payer health care system? What do you believe are the benefits of a single payer system?* % of respondents *Respondents asked to select all that apply; excludes “other”; n=174

5. Cost remains top barrier to EMR adoption Why do you not have an EMR system?* % of respondents *Includes respondents that reported not having an EMR; respondents asked to select all that apply; excludes “other”; n=172

6. No clear consensus on who should pay for EMR implementation Who do you believe should pay for the implementation of EMR systems in private practices?* *Respondents asked to select all the apply; excludes “other”

7. Telemedicine believed to be beneficial to quality of patient care To what extent do you feel that telemedicine could improve the quality of care patients receive? 4% 11%

8. 55% of primary care physicians have considered early retirement, leaving medicine What factors would contribute to your decision to retire early or leave? Have you considered an early retirement or leaving the practice of medicine? % of respondents *Respondents asked to select all that apply; excludes “other”; n=166

9. Majority believe lower salary for primary care physicians will keep med students away Do you feel that the disparity between primary care physician and specialist salaries will prevent medical students from becoming an FP or IM?

10. Nearly 30% of primary care physicians are satisfied with their career choice Knowing what you know now, would you still choose a career in family practice? Would you recommend a career in your specialty to a med student? Does not equal 100% due to rounding

11. 60% of primary care physicians feel the U.S. healthcare system will worsen In 5 years, how do you think the U.S. healthcare system will have changed? Excludes “Don’t know”; (n=290) Does not equal 100% due to rounding

12. Majority of primary care physicians feel using a PDA helps improve patient safety To what degree do you agree/disagree that clinicians who use PDA software provide better quality of care and improved patient safety than non-PDA users?

13. Over 70% of primary care physicians report avoiding at least 1 medical error a week How many medical errors or adverse drug events (ADEs) does Epocrates help you avoid? PCPs avoid more medical errors with Epocrates than any other specialists* *Compared to 15 different specialties

14. Over 30% of primary care physicians save more than 20 minutes a day using Epocrates How much time do you save per day by using Epocrates?