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More Physicians Using Advanced EHR Systems, ONC Analysis Finds

More office-based physicians are using electronic health record systems that  have the higher-level functionality necessary to meet the meaningful use  program’s requirements, according to an analysis from the Office for the National  Coordinator for Health IT, Modern Healthcare reports.

Under the 2009 federal economic stimulus package, health care providers who  demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR systems can qualify for Medicaid and  Medicare incentive payments.

For the analysis, three researchers from ONC’s Office of Economic Analysis,  Evaluation and Modeling examined data from the annual national EHR survey conducted by CDC’s National  Center for Health Statistics.

According to ONC’s analysis, 73% of surveyed physicians said that their EHR  system was capable of meeting the meaningful use program’s electronic  prescribing requirement. ONC researchers said the finding suggests an expansion  in EHR capabilities since 2009, when only one-third of surveyed physicians said  that their EHR system allowed for electronic prescribing.

The ONC analysis also noted that in 2012:

  • 68% of surveyed physicians said that their EHR system could meet the  meaningful use program requirement on maintaining medication allergy lists;
  • 56% said that their EHR system could meet the meaningful use program  requirement to provide patients with a copy of their clinical summary; and
  • 50% said that their EHR system could meet the meaningful use program  requirement related to clinical-decision support functionality (Conn, Modern  Healthcare, 12/12).

The ONC researchers concluded that since the passage of the stimulus package,  more physicians have adopted EHR technology capable of meeting meaningful use  program requirements. They added that their analysis shows “important national  progress toward the goals of improving health and health care through the use of  advanced health information technology” (ONC analysis, December 2012).

Source: iHealthBeat

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