Physician Adoption of EHRs Jumps From 18% to 57%

Adoption of electronic medical records/electronic health records by office-based physicians has increased from 18 percent in 2001 to 57 percent in 2011,  according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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The CDC report lists data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, which shows that the 2011 percentage of physicians using EMRs or EHRs varies significantly by state. For example, 40 percent of physicians in Louisiana and 84 percent in North Dakota used this technology.

Click here to read the full story in Becker’s Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management Review on physicians’ health IT adoption.

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