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Survey: 51% of Midsize Physician Practices Have Fully Implemented EHRs

More than half of physician practices with three or more doctors have fully  implemented an electronic health record system, although many of their EHR  systems have limited capabilities, according to a recent survey by the Medical Group Management  Association, InformationWeek reports.

Implementation of EHR Systems

Among physician practices with three or more doctors, the survey found  that:

  • 51% had fully implemented an EHR system;
  • 25% exclusively were using paper-based records;
  • 15% were in the process of implementing an EHR system;
  • 8% had started storing transcribed notes electronically; and
  • 4% had started scanning records into an electronic document management  system.

Capability of EHR Systems

The MGMA survey also found that many of the EHR systems used by survey  respondents lacked important functions. The survey found that:

  • Only 56% of EHR users said their systems could create problem lists; and
  • Only 49% of EHR users said their systems provided drug interaction warnings.

However, Todd Evenson – assistant director of survey operations for MGMA – said that many physician practices have started adopting EHR systems with  greater functionality to meet federal requirements for receiving incentive  payments under the meaningful use program (Terry, InformationWeek,  2/1).

Source: iHealthBeat

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