Best and worst states for physician EHR usage

Just over half of the physicians in U.S. used at least a basic EHR system in 2014. However, eight states showed significantly higher rates of EHR usage and six others showed rates lower than the national average, according to CDC data.

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Here are the eight states with higher rates than the national average, ranked from highest to lowest rate of physician EHR usage.

• North Dakota — 79.1 percent
• Minnesota
• Montana
• North Carolina
• South Dakota
• Utah
• Wisconsin
• Iowa — 64.7 percent

Here are the six states with lower rates than the national average, ranked from highest to lowest rate of physician EHR usage.

• Tennessee — 38.5 percent
• Florida
• Louisana
• Nevada
• Rhode Island
• New Jersey —29.2 percent

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