Here is the most popular method for sending medical records by hospital type, according to the April 21 report:
Medium and large hospitals
1. Regional, state or local health information exchange (56.4 percent)
2. EHR vendor-based network (48.4 percent)
3. National health information exchange network (43.1 percent)
4. Mail or fax (30.3 percent)
Small hospitals
1. Mail or fax (47.4 percent)
2. Regional, state or local health information exchange (36.7 percent)
3. EHR vendor-based network (30.2 percent)
4. National health information exchange network (28.5 percent)
Nonrural hospitals
1. Regional, state or local health information exchange (47.3 percent)
2. EHR vendor-based network (41.1 percent)
3. Mail or fax (38.4 percent)
4. National health information exchange network (35.3 percent)
Rural hospitals
1. Mail or fax (42.8 percent)
2. Regional, state or local health information exchange (40.8 percent)
3. EHR vendor-based network (28.9 percent)
4. National health information exchange network (27.3 percent)
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