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