Just 34% of physicians said they were satisfied or very satisfied with their EHR system in 2014, down from 62% in 2010, according to a new survey from AmericanEHR Partners, an online resource for buying and using the technology, and the American Medical Association (AMA). Meanwhile, the percentage of physicians unhappy with their system stood at 54% in 2014.

The survey of 940 physicians pinpointed sources of EHR unease:

• 72% said EHRs made it difficult or very difficult to decrease their workload;
• 54% complained about higher operating costs;
• 43% had not yet returned to their pre-EHR level of productivity.

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