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CDC data on EHR adoption overlooks inconvenient facts
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services last week boasted that the percentage of doctors who had basic electronic health records doubled between 2008 and 2011. That's certainly a good
CDC survey will review physician adoption of EMRs
In its annual National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be sending nearly 5,500 physicians a
Surveys find more hospitals, physicians likely to seek EHR incentive payments
New survey numbers reveal a reversal of the low interest in EHR adoption in previous years, according to David Blumenthal, MD, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. At a news
What can we expect for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use?
Survey data released this month by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) showed promising figures in terms of adoption of electronic health records during the
Physician EMR use tops 50 percent for first time
For the first time, more than half of office-based U.S. physicians are using some form of EMR in their practices, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's annual National
Study: Minorities, poor less likely to see docs with EHR
Adoption of electronic health records tends to be lower for physicians who treat large numbers of poor and minority patients, regardless of the setting they practice in, according to a new study in
Survey: Almost 40 percent of physicians use EMRs
A new survey finds some positive news about EMR adoption: nearly 40 percent of physicians use at least a minimal EMR. This number is up almost one-third from 2006, when only 29 percent of doctors
