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In this survey, MedData Group polled physicians across a variety of specialties and practice sizes to find

out how physicians are prioritizing their practice management goals for 2015. The data below is

reflective of the 254 physicians who participated.

The medical technologies that physicians predict will have the greatest impact on their practice in 2015:

on Physician’s 2015 Practice Management Priorities

Insights into Physicians’ Practice Management Priorities for 2015

EHR is the top technology two years in a row that physicians list as having the biggest impact on their practices.

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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

65%EHR

28%

24%

17%

14%

11%

2%

Diagnostic Technologies

Practice Management Software

Telemedicine Technologies

Financial Management Software

Cloud-computing Software or Software-as-a-service

3D Printing

0 20 40 60 80 100

100%82%

78%75%75%

73%73%

68%

60%56%

Anesthesiology

Emergency Medicine

Orthopedics

Urology

Internal Medicine

OB/GYN

Psychiatry

Pediatrics

Neurology

Dermatology

65% of physicians report EHR as the most influential medical technology for their practices in 2015. Of the physicians polled, the top 10 specialties that cited a focus on EHR are:

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

65%

35%31%

27%25%

21%

17%

Manage my practice more efficiently or cost effectively

Get exposure to innovations relevant to my specialty

Fulfill CME requirements via online programming

Improve upon or learn a specific clinical skill

Learn of new technology solutions related to better managing the business

Attend more in person or virtual events

Understand what my peers are doing

Successful implementation of ICD-10 is the top 2015 practice management priority for physicians across specialties and practice sizes.

Diagnostic technologies have more than doubled in significance for 2015 (28%) compared with 2014 (11%)

Successful implementation

of ICD-10

Increase quality of care with patients

Develop and execute a plan

for growing the practice

Optimize practice

management policies

Add new or update existing

medical technologies

Improve strategy of

revenue cycle management

Hire or replace

staff

0

10

20

30

40

50

47%45%

35%

30%28% 27%

17%

Top practice management priorities for physicians in 2015

Top 2015 professional development goals for physicians