How Often Do U.S. Physicians Go Online for Clinical Information?

Fifty-eight percent of U.S. physicians surveyed said they go online for clinical information at least two times per day, according to a new Epocrates survey.

Fifteen percent of physicians reported going online for clinical information once per day, while 22% reported going online for clinical information several times a week. Three percent of physicians surveyed said they go online for clinical data weekly, while 2% said they go online for clinical information monthly.

More than three out of four respondents said they go online for clinical information more often now than they did a year ago, according to the survey.

Forty-eight percent of physician respondents said they go online for clinical information most frequently during patient consultations, compared with 37% who said they most frequently look up clinical information between patient visits. Ten percent of doctors said they go online for clinical information after work, while 3% said they find clinical information online during their lunch breaks and 2% said they go online for clinical data before work.

Results are based on a survey of 501 physicians who have used the Epocrates Online product at least three times and have logged on within the past 60 days.

Source: Epocrates, "Epocrates Online Physician User Survey"
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