The study received responses from 2,952 hospitals across the country on a survey, asking about the presence or absence of EHR systems in the clinical units of the hospital. According to the study, 10.9 percent of hospitals have a "basic" EHR system in place in at least one clinical unit.
Respondents to the survey identified financial concerns as the predominant barrier to adaptation, rather than physicians’ resistance as had been seen in other studies. Another concern was interoperability, as few EHR systems allow for the easy exchange of information between hospitals and from hospitals to physicians’ offices, according to the study.
Read the New England Journal of Medicine article on the EHR study.
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