Update on Health Information Technology

Update on the Adoption of Health Information Technology and related efforts to facilitate the electronic use and exchange of health information.

Snapshot – for the complete report please click on image to open.

• In 2012, nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of office-based physicians adopted an EHR that was all or partially electronic, up from 42% in 2008

• Between 2009 and 2012, the percentage of office-based physicians adopting a basic EHR system with certain advanced capabilities nearly doubled, growing from 21% to 40%

• Since HITECH was enacted, physician adoption of EHR technology to meet each of five EHR Incentive Programs’ Meaningful Use core objectives has increased by at least 66%

• Since 2009, the percent of physicians with e-prescribing has more than doubled (119 percent increase)