2024 National Survey of Canadian Physicians
2024 Data Tables
Survey Topics
Data Tables
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| Questions | Download Excel |
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| Q1: Are you ...? | Download |
| Q2: Do you provide direct patient care? | Download |
| Q3: Select the category that best describes the MAIN setting where you work (where you spend the most time with patients). | Download |
| Q4: Gender | Download |
| Q5: Age | Download |
| Q6: How would you describe yourself? | Download |
| Q7: In which Canadian jurisdiction do you primarily practise? | Download |
| Q8: In which other Canadian jurisdiction(s) do you practise? | Download |
| Q7/Q8: In which Canadian jurisdiction(s) do you practise? Total Mentions | Download |
| Q9: Which of the following best describes the community served by your MAIN area of practice? | Download |
| Q10sum: Please estimate what proportion of your patient visits are currently delivered through the following means. (Summary Mean) | Download |
| Q11: Do you use electronic medical records (EMR) or electronic health records (EHR) to enter and retrieve clinical patient notes in the care of your patients? | Download |
| Q12: Which of the following EMR/EHR systems are you using to enter, view or retrieve patient information in your MAIN practice setting? | Download |
| Q13: How long have you been using electronic record or clinical information systems to enter orders and documentation on patient encounters in your MAIN practice setting? | Download |
| Q14: When documenting patient information in your MAIN practice setting, how many electronic and/or paper systems do you typically use for a patient encounter? | Download |
| Q15: Please indicate which of the following electronic tools and functionalities you use in your MAIN practice setting to support patient care. | Download |
| Q16: Please indicate which of the following aspects of clinical care communication between providers occurs electronically directly from/to your practice system? (not via fax/e-fax) | Download |
| Q17: In the past 12 months, for approximately what proportion of patients to whom you provided care did you need to access health information that was collected outside of your practice setting? | Download |
| Q18: In the past 12 months, approximately what proportion of referrals in your main practice setting have been managed electronically? | Download |
| Q19: Minutes - How much more time do you typically spend during a workday (beyond what you feel should be spent) looking for patient information that you need to provide care for your patients (contacting health care providers outside of your organization for diagnostic results, medication information, clinical notes, etc.)? | Download |
| Q19: How much more time do you typically spend during a workday (beyond what you feel should be spent) looking for patient information that you need to provide care for your patients (contacting health care providers outside of your organization for diagnostic results, medication information, clinical notes, etc.)? | Download |
| Q20: What barriers and challenges currently exist that prevent you from accessing, using or getting full value from your digital health technologies (including electronic health record/clinical information systems) in your MAIN practice setting? | Download |
| Q21: Using your own definition of "burnout", please select one of the following statements below: | Download |
| Q22: Minutes - How much time do you spend on the electronic medical record (EMR) at home or after hours after a typical workday? | Download |
| Q22: How much time do you spend on the electronic medical record (EMR) at home or after hours after a typical workday? | Download |
| Q23: Please complete the following statement | Download |
| Q24_R1: Overall patient experience - How frequently do you collect feedback from your patients on the following? | Download |
| Q24_R2: Preference for care modality (in-person, video, telephone, etc.) - How frequently do you collect feedback from your patients on the following? | Download |
| Q24_R3: Patient education and health literacy (patient portal feedback forms, BRIEF Health Literacy Screening Tool, etc.) - How frequently do you collect feedback from your patients on the following? | Download |
| Q24sum: How frequently do you collect feedback from your patients on the following? (Summary - Always/often) | Download |
| Q25: In general, how concerned are you with the privacy and security of your patient data? | Download |
| Q26_R1: Policies and guidelines from governments or clinical bodies for the integration of AI technologies in practice - To what extent do you perceive the following as priorities to support the use of AI in physician practice? | Download |
| Q26_R2: Appropriate regulatory and accreditation system regarding the use of AI-based technologies, solutions and devices - To what extent do you perceive the following as priorities to support the use of AI in physician practice? | Download |
| Q26_R3: Digital transformation of the Canadian health care system (e.g., standardized, structured data) to allow for the use of AI in practice - To what extent do you perceive the following as priorities to support the use of AI in physician practice? | Download |
| Q26_R4: Appropriate training and education for the physician workforce around the use of AI in practice - To what extent do you perceive the following as priorities to support the use of AI in physician practice? | Download |
| Q26_R5: Physician leadership to champion and guide the appropriate use of AI in healthcare - To what extent do you perceive the following as priorities to support the use of AI in physician practice? | Download |
| Q26_R6: Organizational readiness (i.e., practical processes, policies) to effectively incorporate AI into practice - To what extent do you perceive the following as priorities to support the use of AI in physician practice? | Download |
| Q26sum1: To what extent do you perceive the following as priorities to support the use of AI in physician practice? (Summary - High priority) | Download |
| Q26sum2: To what extent do you perceive the following as priorities to support the use of AI in physician practice? (Summary - Low priority) | Download |