Half of Physicians Use at Least Partial EMR in Their Offices: CDC Survey

Half of physicians reported using at least partial electronic medical records systems in their offices in 2010, slightly higher than the year before, according to a survey by the CDC.  

However, those saying their practice-based systems met basic criteria for EMRs, a higher level of utilization, rose by 14.2 percent from 2009-2010, to 24.9 percent of physicians surveyed. And the number reporting use of a fully functional EMR system rose about 46.4 percent, to 10.1 percent of surveyed physicians.

In 2009, 48.3 percent reported using all or partial EMR or EHR systems in their office-based practices; 21.8 percent reported having systems that met the criteria of a basic system; and 6.9 percent reported having systems that met the criteria of a fully functional system.

In 2010, 50.7 percent reported using all or partial EMR or EHR systems; 24.9 percent reported having systems that met the criteria of a basic system; and 10.1 percent reported having systems that met the criteria of a fully functional system.

Read the CDC survey on electronic medical records.

Read more coverage of physicians' adoption of EMR:

- Survey Shows Hospital-Owned Practices Lead in Adoption of EHRs


- Study: Healthcare Providers in Rural and Ethnic Communities Lagging in EMR Use

- 9 Aspects of Physician Integration From UNC's Triangle Physician Network


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