Data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that EHR use grew 6% between 2013 and 2014, meaning some 74% of US doctors used a government-approved Electronic Health Record in 2014. On a state level, Alaska saw the lowest adherence rate, with just 58% uptake, compared with an impressive 88% of Minnesotan doctors using EHRs. The data also show that while many physicians are still reluctant to embrace electronic health records, they have become more comfortable over time.
Data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that EHR use grew 6% between 2013 and 2014, meaning some 74% of US doctors used a government-approved Electronic Health Record in 2014. On a state level, Alaska saw the lowest adherence rate, with just 58% uptake, compared with an impressive 88% of Minnesotan doctors using EHRs. Typically, doctors without access to EHRs were less likely to share information with other care providers, or even within the same hospital.