Survey says, Yes! The EHR Incentive program is on track. 2013 data from the annual National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey shows that:
- Nearly 80% of office–based physicians used some type of electronic health record system, an increase of 60 percentage points since 2001 and almost double the percent in 2008.
- About half of office–based physicians surveyed said they use a system that qualifies as a basic system, up from just 11% in 2006.
- Almost 70% of office –based physicians noted their intent to participate in the EHR.
- The report also said that 13% of physicians who responded said they both intended to participate in the incentive program and had a system that could support 14 of the Meaningful Use stage2 “core set of objectives,” ahead of target dates.
- 81% of physicians accessed records remotely by using an EHR, which was a clinical benefit
- EHR’s alerted providers of a critical lab information (62%).
- According to the survey, 78% of the respondents said that EHR’s enhanced patient care.
Overall from this survey we could see that physician adoption of EHR’s meeting Meaningful Use stage2 is increasing significantly and physicians are recognizing the value of EHR’s in the Healthcare setting.
Link: http://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/from-the-onc-desk/survey-ehr-incentive-program/