Priority primary care physician MU attestation, state by state

Nearly three-quarters of rural, critical access and small-practice physicians, known as priority primary care physicians, enrolled in regional extension centers have attested to meaningful use as of February 2015.

The national average is 77 percent, but state-by-state statistics vary widely. New Hampshire leads the charge with 95 percent of its priority primary care physicians enrolled in RECs attesting to meaningful use. Most states fall in the 80th percentile, but North Dakota lags far behind at 58 percent.

1. New Hampshire: 95 percent

2. Georgia: 92 percent

3. Michigan: 90 percent

4. Pennsylvania: 90 percent

5. Arkansas: 88 percent

6. Massachusetts: 88 percent

7. Ohio: 87 percent

8. Louisiana: 86 percent

9. Virginia: 86 percent

10. Alabama: 84 percent

11. Mississippi: 84 percent

12. Illinois: 83 percent

13. Maine: 83 percent

14. California: 82 percent

15. Delaware: 82 percent

16. Iowa: 82 percent

17. Rhode Island: 82 percent

18. Wyoming: 82 percent

19. Connecticut: 81 percent

20. Tennessee: 81 percent

21. West Virginia: 81 percent

22. Montana: 80 percent

23. Missouri: 79 percent

24. Utah: 79 percent

25. South Dakota: 78 percent

26. Arizona: 77 percent

27. Indiana: 77 percent

28. Texas: 77 percent

29. Colorado: 76 percent

30. Florida: 76 percent

31. Oklahoma: 76 percent

32. Wisconsin: 74 percent

33. Nevada: 73 percent

34. Oregon: 73 percent

35. Hawaii: 72 percent

36. Kentucky: 72 percent

37. Vermont: 72 percent

38. Kansas: 70 percent

39. District of Columbia: 69 percent

40. New Jersey: 69 percent

41. Minnesota: 69 percent

42. Washington: 68 percent

43. Maryland: 64 percent

44. Nebraska: 63 percent

45. New Mexico: 63 percent

46. New York: 63 percent

47. South Carolina: 63 percent

48. Alaska: 62 percent

49. Idaho: 61 percent

50. North Carolina: 61 percent

51. North Dakota: 58 percent

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