EHR adoption varies state to state

Laura Pedulli | | Health Exec | EMR/EHR

EHR adoption continues to rise nationwide, but a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals considerable variation in adoption state to state.

In 2013, 48 percent of office-based physicians reported having a system that met the criteria for a basic system, up from 11 percent in 2006. The percentage of physicians with basic systems by state ranged from 21 percent in New Jersey to 83 percent in North Dakota, according to the agency.

Overall, the percentage of physicians who had a system meeting the criteria for a basic system was lower than the national average in eight states: Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming. Also, CDC reported that this percentage was higher than the national average in nine states: Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

Also, in 2013, the percentage of physicians using any type of EHR system ranged from 66 percent in New Jersey to 94 percent in Minnesota.

In other general findings:

  • In 2013, 69 percent of office-based physicians reported that they intended to participate in the Meaningful Use (MU) program. About 13 percent of all office-based physicians reported that they both intended to participate in MU and had EHR systems with the capabilities to support 14 of the MU Stage 2 objectives.
  • From 2010 to 2013, physician adoption of EHRs able to support various MU Stage 2 objectives increased significantly.

Read more here.

 

Laura Pedulli

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