QuickStats: Management of Patient Health Information Functions Among Office-Based Physicians With and Without a Certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) System

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In 2018, 78.7% of office-based physicians had a certified electronic health record (EHR) system.
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Authors: Damon F. Ogburn, PhD, and Kelly L. Myrick, PhD

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Percentage of office-based physicians who use electronic health record systems

In 2018, 78.7% of office-based physicians had a certified electronic health record (EHR) system.

A higher percentage of office-based physicians with a certified EHR system compared with those without a system electronically sent (95.5% versus 72.8%), received (95.3% versus 69.0%), integrated (92.8% versus 67.4%), or searched for (90.5% versus 73.3%) patient health information.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6938a8.htm

Source: National Electronic Health Records Survey, 2018. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nehrs.

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