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New Data Highlights Opportunity to Improve Access and Use of Online Medical Records among Individuals with Cancer (Department of Health and Human Services)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 12:532020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan available for public comment (Department of Health and Human Services)
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Submitted by benton on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 11:08More physicians and hospitals are using electronic health records than before
Significant increases in the use of electronic health records (EHRs) among the nation’s physicians and hospitals are detailed in two new studies published by the Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
The studies found that in 2013, almost eight in ten (78 percent) office-based physicians reported they adopted some type of EHR system. About half of all physicians (48 percent) had an EHR system with advanced functionalities in 2013, a doubling of the adoption rate in 2009.
About 6 in 10 (59 percent) hospitals had adopted an EHR system with certain advanced functionalities in 2013, quadruple the percentage for 2010.