Wirehead Mobility Blog: Featured Report: EHR use up among family doctors, but varies by area

ModernPhysician.com
Feb,05, 2013
by: Andis Robeznieks +

The number of family physicians who have adopted electronic health records has more than doubled since 2005, though wide geographic variations exist, according to a report in the Annals of Family Medicine.

Using census survey data from the American Board of Family Medicine maintenance of certification exam and the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, researchers predicted that the adoption rate could pass 80% by the end of the year.

In the NAMCS, adoption among family physicians grew to 66.4% in 2011 from 24.8% in 2005. Among physicians undergoing the ABFM's maintenance of certification, adoption increased to 67.8% in 2011 from 28% in 2005.

The study notes “how federal efforts to increase adoption of EHRs have accelerated in recent years.” It adds that the federal government's “triple aim” goals to improve population health and healthcare delivery while lowering costs “will require data sharing and exchange that transects all aspects of healthcare delivery and depend in part on widespread adoption of EHRs, particularly by office-based physicians

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Featured Report: EHR use up among family doctors, but varies by area

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