Hospitals have made significant headway in the use of electronic health record systems, but further progress remains. By 2013, 59% of community hospitals reported they had adopted at least a basic electronic health record system, a five-fold increase since 2008. Certified EHR technology was possessed [but not necessarily fully implemented] in 93% of hospitals.
These numbers come from the federal Office of the National Coordinator for Health Info.rmation Technology, based on an analysis of the American Hospital Association’s AHA Annual Survey Information Technology Supplement.
[The hospital-specific results from AHA’s 2013 IT supplement survey will be available soon for purchase as a Quick Report download at www.ahadataviewer.com. A description of the dataset is available at www.ahadataviewer.com/book-cd-products/EHR-Database/.For further details, call 866-375-3633 or email ahadatainfo@healthforum.com.]
Sources:
Charles D and others. Adoption of electronic health record systems among U.S. non-federal acute care hospitals: 2008-2013. ONC Data Bried [Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology], no. 16, May 2014. http://www.healthit.gov/sites/default/files/oncdatabrief16.pdf
Swain M and Galvez E. Health information exchange among U.S. hospitals continues to grow, but significant work remains. Health IT Buzz [Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology], May 5, 2014. http://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/health-information-exchange-2/health-information-exchange-hospitals-continues-grow-significant-work-remains/
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