Electronic medical record use among office-based physicians has increased from 2001 to 2012, with a 26 percent increase from 2011 to 2012 alone, according to a report by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
The report describes trends in the adoption of EMRs or electronic health record systems from 2001 to 2012, as well as physicians' intent to participate and their readiness to meet 13 of the stage 1 core set objectives for meaningful use.
Some key findings of the report include:
• In 2012, 72 percent of office-based physicians used EMR or EHR systems, up from 48 percent in 2009. EMR/EHR use ranged from 54 percent in New Jersey to 89 percent in Massachusetts.
• About 40 percent of office-based physicians reported having a system that met the criteria for a basic system, up from 22 percent in 2009.
• In 2012, 66 percent of office-based physicians reported that they planned to apply, or already applied, for meaningful use incentives.
• In 2012, 27 percent of office-based physicians who planned to apply, or already had applied, for meaningful use incentives had computerized systems with capabilities to support 13 of the Stage 1 Core Set objectives for meaningful use.
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The report describes trends in the adoption of EMRs or electronic health record systems from 2001 to 2012, as well as physicians' intent to participate and their readiness to meet 13 of the stage 1 core set objectives for meaningful use.
Some key findings of the report include:
• In 2012, 72 percent of office-based physicians used EMR or EHR systems, up from 48 percent in 2009. EMR/EHR use ranged from 54 percent in New Jersey to 89 percent in Massachusetts.
• About 40 percent of office-based physicians reported having a system that met the criteria for a basic system, up from 22 percent in 2009.
• In 2012, 66 percent of office-based physicians reported that they planned to apply, or already applied, for meaningful use incentives.
• In 2012, 27 percent of office-based physicians who planned to apply, or already had applied, for meaningful use incentives had computerized systems with capabilities to support 13 of the Stage 1 Core Set objectives for meaningful use.
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