Physician Practice EHR/HIT Adoption Rates Doubled Between 2008 & 2010

Between 2008 and 2010, the number of physician practices implementing a basic electronic health records system (EHRs) doubled, from 16.9% in 2008 to 33.8% in 2011. In 2011, 52% of physicians reported intending to apply for meaningful use incentives, up from 41% in 2010.

These are findings of “Electronic Health Record Systems and Intent to Apply for Meaningful Use Incentives Among Office-based Physician Practices: United States, 2001–2011” by Chun-Ju Hsiao, Ph.D.; Esther Hing, M.P.H.; Thomas C. Socey; and Bill Cai, M.A.Sci. For the purposes of this study, an electronic medical . . .