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CDC says more physicians are using electronic medical records

E-Health Trend Watch, September 22, 2006

The Atlanta-based Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics has found that nearly one in four physicians reported using full or partial electronic medical records (EMR) in their office-based practice in 2005, a 31% increase from the 18.2% reported in 2001. Physicians in the Midwest (26.9%) and West (33.4%) were more likely to use EMRs than those in the Northeast (14.4%).

Physicians in metropolitan statistical areas (24.8%) were more likely to use EMRs than those in nonmetropolitan areas (16.9%). Only 9.3% of physicians used EMRs with all four of the basic functions-computerized orders for prescriptions, computerized orders for tests, reporting of test results and physician notes-which are all considered necessary for a complete EMR system.

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