Most California docs using EHRs: report

A majority (55%) of California primary-care physicians now use electronic health-record systems, according to a new report from the California HealthCare Foundation. The 41-page report, "The State of Health Information Technology in California," also showed, as has been found in similar surveys, that when it comes to IT adoption, the size of a physician practice matters. For example, just 20% of solo practitioners have adopted an EHR, compared with 39% of practices with two to five physicians, 64% of groups with between six and 50 doctors, and 80% of groups that have 51 or more physicians. For all medical specialties and practice sizes, 48% of physicians in California have implemented EHR systems, according to the foundation.