A SK&A survey found that the rate of electronic health record adoption grew from 50.3 percent to 61 percent over the last year, according to a Medscape report.
EHR adoption by practice size
• EHR adoption rate for single physician offices increased from 42.3 percent to 53.7 percent
• EHR adoption rate for offices with three to five physicians is 69.6 percent
• EHR adoption rate for offices with 11 to 25 physicians is 78.1 percent
• EHR adoption rate for physician offices with 26 or more physicians increased 1.6 percent to 77.5 percent
Top specialties for EHR adoption
• Dialysis: 80.6 percent
• Internal medicine/pediatrics: 75.8 percent
• Nephrology: 70.5 percent
• Pathology: 69.4 percent
• Radiology: 69.2 percent
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EHR adoption by practice size
• EHR adoption rate for single physician offices increased from 42.3 percent to 53.7 percent
• EHR adoption rate for offices with three to five physicians is 69.6 percent
• EHR adoption rate for offices with 11 to 25 physicians is 78.1 percent
• EHR adoption rate for physician offices with 26 or more physicians increased 1.6 percent to 77.5 percent
Top specialties for EHR adoption
• Dialysis: 80.6 percent
• Internal medicine/pediatrics: 75.8 percent
• Nephrology: 70.5 percent
• Pathology: 69.4 percent
• Radiology: 69.2 percent
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