The number of doctors using electronic health records has topped 90 percent, and nearly half of the doctors say they now use health information exchange technology, an increase of 32 percent, according to a new survey from Accenture.
Accenture's survey — which polled the health IT usage of 3,700 physicians in the United States, Canada, England, France, Germany, Spain, Singapore and Australia — found that 93 percent of American docs are now using EHRs, and that 45 percent said they routinely access clinical data from outside their own organization.
It's an impressive increase in adoption by U.S. doctors, who boosted a 32 percent annual increase in the routine use of health IT capabilities, compared to an average increase of 15 percent among doctors in the other countries surveyed.
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:
- Critical BenefitsPRO information including cutting edge post-reform success strategies, access to educational webcasts and videos, resources from industry leaders, and informative Newsletters.
- Exclusive discounts on ALM, BenefitsPRO magazine and BenefitsPRO.com events
- Access to other award-winning ALM websites including ThinkAdvisor.com and Law.com
Already have an account? Sign In
© 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.
