Only 4% of American Physicians Have Electronic Health Records

This week, a large national survey of physicians' use of electronic health records (EHRs) was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.  The results generated a lot of attention in the general media. The good news is that physicians with EHRs are largely very satisfied with them and believe that EHRs improve patient care.  The bad news is that nationally only 4% of doctors use EHRs.  The largest barrier cited as preventing physicians from adopting EHRs is the expense. In any o...
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