More Than Half Of Office-Based Physicians Had Adopted Electronic Health Records In 2011

In 2011, about 55% of office-based physicians treating ambulatory patients had adopted an electronic health record system (EHRs). Of those physicians who had implemented an EHR, 77% reported that their system meets federal Meaningful Use criteria. Within the next year, nearly half of office-based physicians without an EHR plan to purchase or start using one already purchased. The findings were reported in the 2011 Physician Workflow study, “Physician Adoption of Electronic Health Record Systems: United States, 2011.” Researchers Eric Jamoom, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.; Paul Beatty, Ph.D.; Anita Bercovitz, Ph.D., M.P.H . . .