Table 3
Primary Care Physician Attitudes Regarding Guideline Adherence and Electronic Clinical Decision Support
| No. of Physicians Agreeing (%) | |
| Barriers to guideline adherence* | |
| Lack of time during patient visit | 81 (51) |
| Patient noncompliance or refusal of treatment | 66 (42) |
| Lack of knowledge of specific guideline recommendation | 64 (40) |
| Lack of awareness of guideline existence | 61 (38) |
| Disagree with guideline recommendation | 54 (34) |
| Agree with guideline, but forgot to apply during office visit | 42 (26) |
| Lack of reimbursement for services | 8 (5) |
| Electronic clinical decision support† | |
| Notice electronic reminders during a patient encounter | 60 (38) |
| Electronic reminders prompt physician to take specific action | 55 (35) |
| Electronic reminders useful for diabetes disease management‡ | 53 (68) |
| Electronic reminders useful for coronary artery disease management‡ | 41 (53) |
| Electronic reminders improve quality of patient care | 121 (76) |
