Hillary Clinton preferred by healthcare pros over Donald Trump, Aprima survey finds

A recent poll of healthcare professionals shows Hillary Clinton is the preferred presidential candidate among physician practice professionals, with 48 percent of respondents saying she would "most benefit" their practices, compared to 36 percent who voted for Trump.

Gary Johnson, a Libertarian candidate scored 11 percent of the vote and Green party candidate Jill Stein took 5 percent.

The poll results were announced by Aprima Medical Software following their Aprima 2016 User Conference in Dallas, Texas. More than ten percent of conference participants took part in the poll.

The anonymous and "non-scientific" poll included the responses of 85 physician practice professionals including physicians as well as clinical and administrative staff. The participants work across more than 20 specialties and largely within independent physician offices. Though they are based throughout the U.S., 19 percent were concentrated in Texas and 15 percent hailed from Michigan.

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"The unpredictability and uncertainty with this year's election cycle make the results particularly compelling," said Michael Nissenbaum, president and CEO of Aprima. "Our clients, most of whom work in independent physician offices, are concerned about a variety of issues and trends, from new payment models, the aging population and declines in reimbursements. I will defer to the political pundits to come up with theories about why our poll turned out as it did."

Aprima offers electronic health record, practice management and revenue cycle management solutions for medical practices. The company is based in Carrollton, Texas.

This is not the first poll of healthcare industry personnel that saw Clinton come out as the favorite. DataMotion Health conducted during the 2016 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas this past March before the official party nominations came out that showed Hillary Clinton as the clear frontrunner both in her party and over republican candidates at the time when it comes to health IT professionals, providers, executives and other industry personnel.

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DataMotion Health, a provider of secure health information delivery solutions conducted a three question survey in which more than 200 conference attendees were asked about U.S. presidential candidate choices, aspects of the Affordable Care Act, including whether the law should live on.

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