According to a study from the American Journal of Managed Care , practices that have nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs), are 76% more likely to adopt electronic health records (EHRs) than those without. Using data from a large-scale, national survey of office-based providers from 2013, the researchers examined the role advanced practice providers and EHRs play in supporting the triple aim of better health care, lower costs and healthier people (EHR Intelligence, 12/7). The study looked at data from a large-scale national survey of office-based providers in 2013 . The results showed that of the EHRs adopted in 2013 , 77% had a system that managed patient notes, 77% had a system that managed electronic prescriptions, and 75% had a system that allowed the user to view patient lab results and X-rays. Additionally large practices and rural practices were more likely to hire NPs and PAs than smaller and urban practices.
According to a study from the American Journal of Managed Care , practices that have nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs), are 76% more likely to adopt electronic health records (EHRs) than those without. The study looked at data from a large-scale national survey of office-based providers in 2013 . The results showed that of the EHRs adopted in 2013 , 77% had a system that managed patient notes, 77% had a system that managed electronic prescriptions, and 75% had a system that allowed the user to view patient lab results and X-rays. Additionally large practices and rural practices were more likely to hire NPs and PAs than smaller and urban practices.