Electronic health records are finally hitting the mainstream.

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics finds the majority of doctors are now using electronic health recordings, and a quarter more say they plan on using one in the coming year.

And most feel they play a meaningful role in their work. Most doctors (85 percent) who have the system in place say they are either "somewhat" or "very" satisfied with its day-to-day operations. And three in four say patient care has improved as a result of electronic health record adoption.

Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.

Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.