NEHRS Survey Results and Products

Public use files are now available for download for 2018 NEHRS and 2019 NEHRS.

Restricted survey data from all years of the NEHRS are now available for use in the NCHS Research Data Center (RDC). For more information about using the RDC, please visit the RDC website.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports

MMWR: Computerized Capability of Office-Based Physicians to Identify Patients Who Need Preventive or Follow-up Care — 2017 NEHRS

QuickStats

QuickStat: Distribution of Hours per Day That Office-Based Primary Care and Specialist Care Physicians Spent Outside Normal Office Hours Documenting Clinical Care in Their Medical Record System — 2019 NEHRS (12/17/2021)

QuickStat: Management of Patient Health Information (PHI) Functions Among Office-Based Physicians With and Without a Certified Electronic Health Record System —2018 NEHRS (9/24/2020)

Web Tables

2019

Public use file national weighted estimates: National Electronic Health Records Survey, 2019 pdf icon[PDF – 405 KB]

2018

Public use file national weighted estimates: National Electronic Health Records Survey, 2018 pdf icon[PDF – 493 KB]

2017

Percentage of Office-based Physicians Using Any Electronic Health Record (EHR)/Electronic Medical Record (EMR) System and Physicians that Have a Certified EHR/EMR System, by Specialty: National Electronic Health Records Survey, 2017 pdf icon[357 KB]

Percentage of Office-based Physicians Using Any Electronic Health Record (EHR)/Electronic Medical Record (EMR) System and Physicians that Have a Certified EHR/EMR System, by U.S. State: National Electronic Health Records Survey, 2017 pdf icon[371 KB]

Percentage of Office-based Physicians with Selected Geographic Characteristics, by Use of Any Electronic Health Record (EHR)/Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Those that Use a Certified EHR/EMR System: National Electronic Health Records Survey, 2017 pdf icon[115 KB]

Percentage of Office-based Physicians Using Any Electronic Health Record (EHR)/Electronic Medical Record (EMR) System and Physicians that Use a Certified EHR/EMR System, by Geographical Classifications: National Electronic Health Records Survey, 2017 pdf icon[115 KB]

Percentage of Office-based Physicians Using Any Electronic Health Record (EHR)/Electronic Medical Record (EMR) System and Physicians that Have a Certified EHR/EMR System, by Selected Characteristics: National Electronic Health Records Survey, 2017 pdf icon[437 KB]

2015

Percentage of Office-based Physicians Using Any EHR/EMR, Physicians that Have a Basic System, and Physicians that Have a Certified System, by Specialty: United States, 2015 pdf icon[28 KB]

Percentage of Office-based Physicians Using Any EHR/EMR, Physicians that Have a Basic System, and Physicians that Have a Certified System, by State: United States, 2015 pdf icon[284 KB]

Percentage of EHR or EMR System Used by Office-based Physicians: United States, 2015 pdf icon[48 KB]

2014

Percentage of Office-based Physicians Using Any Electronic Health Records or Electronic Medical Records, Physicians that Have a Basic System, and Physicians that Have a Certified System, by State: United States, 2014 pdf icon[146 KB]

Data Briefs

State Variation in Electronic Sharing of Information in Physician Offices: United States, 2015

Adoption of Certified Electronic Health Record Systems and Electronic Information Sharing in Physician Offices: United States, 2013 and 2014

Acceptance of New Patients With Public and Private Insurance by Office-based Physicians: United States, 2013

Use and Characteristics of Electronic Health Record Systems Among Office-based Physician Practices: United States, 2001–2013

Physician Experience With Electronic Health Record Systems That Meet Meaningful Use Criteria: NAMCS Physician Workflow Survey, 2011

Use and Characteristics of Electronic Health Record Systems Among Office-based Physician Practices: United States, 2001-2012

Physician Adoption of Electronic Health Record Systems: United States, 2011

Electronic Health Record Systems and Intent to Apply for Meaningful Use Incentives Among Office-based Physician Practices: United States, 2001–2011

National Health Statistics Reports

Patient Health Information Shared Electronically by Office-based Physicians: United States, 2015 pdf icon[311 KB]

Trends in Electronic Health Record System Use among Office-based Physicians: United States, 2007–2012 pdf icon[346 KB]

Health E-stats

Electronic Medical record/Electronic Health Record Systems of Office-based Physicians: United States, 2009 and Preliminary 2010 State Estimates pdf icon[220 KB]

Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record Use by Office-based Physicians: United States, 2008 and Preliminary 2009 pdf icon[75 KB]

Preliminary Estimates of Electronic Medical Record Use by Office-based Physicians: United States, 2008 pdf icon[43 KB]

Special Topics

EMR/EHR system adoption: 92.1% of office-based physicians used an electronic medical record (EMR) or electronic health record (EHR) system in 2018