Nearly 31% Of Hospitals Exchange Patient Medication Histories Electronically

In 2012, nearly 31% of hospitals in the United States electronically exchanged patient medication history information with other hospitals outside their system. About 37% of hospitals electronically shared patient medication history with ambulatory provider organizations outside their systems. In 2009, only 13% of hospitals shared patient medication histories electronically with other hospitals and 28% shared the information with ambulatory provider organizations outside their systems.

These statistics were reported in the AHRQ Chartbook on Care Coordination for the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR) by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The QDR includes annual reports from the . . .