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EHRs still not routine part of medical practice.(electronic health record)(Brief article)
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Health Care Strategic Management
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December 1, 2006
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In the most comprehensive study to date to reliably measure the state of electronic health record (EHR) use by doctors and hospitals, researchers from Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital and Washington, DC-based George Washington University estimate that about one in four doctors (24.9%) use EHRs to improve delivery of care to patients. However, fewer than one in 10 uses what experts define as a "fully operational" system that collects patient information, displays test results, allows providers to enter medical orders and prescriptions, and helps doctors make treatment decisions.
The study, Health Information Technology in the United States: The Information Base ...