How Common Are Electronic Health Records In The United States? A Summary Of The Evidence: About one-fourth of U.S. physician practices are now using an EHR, according to the results of high-quality surveys.

Jha, Ashish K.; Ferris, Timothy G.; Donelan, Karen; DesRoches, Catherine; Shields, Alexandra; Rosenbaum, Sara; Blumenthal, David

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How Common Are Electronic Health Records In The United States? A Summary Of The Evidence: About one-fourth of U.S. physician practices are now using an EHR, according to the results of high-quality surveys.

Jha, Ashish K., Ferris, Timothy G., Donelan, Karen, DesRoches, Catherine, Shields, Alexandra, Rosenbaum, Sara, Blumenthal, David·2006·Health Affairs

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Electronic health records (EHRs) are promising tools to improve quality and efficiency in health care, but data on their adoption rate are limited. We identified surveys on EHR adoption and assessed their quality. Although surveys returned widely different estimates of EHR use, when available information is limited to studies of high or medium quality, national estimates are possible: Through 2005, approximately 23.9 percent of physicians used EHRs in the ambulatory setting, while 5 percent of hospitals used computerized physician order entry. Large gaps in knowledge, including information about EHR use among safety-net providers, pose critical challenges for the development of policies aimed at speeding adoption.

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Authors: Jha, A. K., Ferris, T. G., Donelan, K., DesRoches, C., Shields, A., Rosenbaum, S., & Blumenthal, D.
Affiliations: Harvard University (US)
ORCID: Jha, Ashish K.
Donelan, Karen
DesRoches, Catherine
Shields, Alexandra
Rosenbaum, Sara
Blumenthal, David
Venue: Health Affairs
Publisher: Health Affairs Publishing, LLC
Published: 2006-01
Volume: 25
Issue: Suppl1
Pages: W496-W507
ISSN: 0278-2715 (ISSN-L)
1544-5208
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.25.w496
OpenAlex: W2160477814
Cited by: 304
References: 11
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 22 · 2012: 19
FWCI: 93.36
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Health Affairs (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Electronic Health Records Systems
Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Medical Coding and Health Information
Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
Keywords: electronic health records, EHR adoption, computerized physician order entry, outpatient care, hospitals, safety net providers, health IT policy, survey quality
MeSH terms: Ambulatory Care Information Systems, Diffusion of Innovation, Hospital Information Systems, Humans, Michigan, Organizational Innovation, United States, Medical Records Systems, Computerized, Health Care Surveys, Medical Order Entry Systems

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