EHR Adoption Grows Over 5 Percent

Overall U.S. Office ResponseYes %No %Yes %No %45.6%54.4%40.4%59.6%By Number of Physicians at SiteYes %No %Yes %No %1 physician36.9%63.1%30.8%69.2%2 physicians47.1%52.9%41.6%58.4%3 to 5 physicians54.9%45.1%51.0%49.0%6 to 10 physicians64.9%35.1%63.0%37.0%11 to 25 physicians74.0%26.0%71.6%28.4%26 or more physicians77.2%22.8%75.5%24.5%By Number of Exam Rooms at SiteYes %No %Yes %No %1 room31.2%68.8%28.2%71.8%2 rooms34.0%66.0%28.5%71.5%3 rooms38.8%61.2%32.9%67.1%4 rooms43.4%56.6%37.6%62.4%5 rooms47.1%52.9%42.0%58.0%6 to 10 rooms54.1%45.9%49.7%50.3%11 or more rooms66.6%33.4%64.1%35.9%By Average Daily Patient VolumeYes %No %Yes %No %1 to 50 patients41.2%58.8%36%64%51 to 75 patients54.2%45.8%50%50%76 to 100 patients60.6%39.4%57.7%42.3%101+ patients68.4%31.6%66.1%33.9%By ApplicationYes %No %Yes %No %Electronics notes33.1%66.9%31.9%68.1%Electronic prescribing31.1%68.9%29.9%70.1%Electronic labs/xrays31.9%68.1%30.7%69.3%All of the above26.4%73.6%25.2%74.8%By Site OwnershipYes%No%Yes %No %Hospital owned59.5%40.5%60.4%39.6%Nonhospital owned43.2%56.8%38.9%61.1%Health system owned64.2%35.8%63.5%36.5%Nonhealth system owned43.1%56.9%38.5%61.5%

SK&A’s updated “ Physician Office Usage of Electronic Health Records Software ” report revealed a significant growth in EHR software adoption during 2011. Findings of the report, which were finalized in January 2012, show overall growth in the EHR implementation, as government initiative deadlines get closer. SK&A was awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), to provide ongoing survey information about the adoption, usage and planned usage of electronic health records (EHR) by physicians in U.S. medical offices. The SK&A OneKey database of 251,000 medical offices and over 700,000 physicians is delivered to ONC quarterly. SK&A's Research Center in Irvine, Calif., conducts telephone interviews with office managers and physicians in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Every month, the researchers survey and verify information at more than 40,000 sites. Medical offices are asked about their intent to purchase an EHR and about their timeframe, decision factors (such as price and functionality), and awareness of government incentives for adopting EHR technology.	January 2012		July 2011

By RegionYes %No %Yes %No %North 47.7%52.3%42.4%57.6%South 47.3%52.7%41.6%58.4%East 41.7%58.3%37.3%62.7%West 45.7%54.3%40.5%59.5%By Practice SpecialtyYes %No %By Practice SpecialtyYes %No %Top 5 specialtiesJanuary 2012Top 5 SpecialtiesJuly 2011Dialysis68.4%31.6%Dialysis64.9%35.1%Pathology66.2%33.8%Pathology61.8%38.2%Nuclear Medicine64.2%35.8%Nuclear Medicine60.6%39.4%Radiology62.8%37.2%Aerospace Medicine59.7%40.3%Genetic Specialist60.5%39.5%Radiology58.8%41.2%Bottom 5 Specialties Bottom 5 Specialties Plastic Surgery31.0%69.0%Psychiatric25.7%74.3%Psychiatric29.2%70.8%Other Specialty25.7%74.3%Bariatrician28.2%71.8%Bariatrician25.2%74.8%Psychiatry25.0%75.0%Holistic Medicine17.0%83.0%Holistic Medicine18.7%81.3%Psychiatry16.7%83.3%By StateYes %No %By StateYes %No %Top 5 StatesJanuary 2012Top 5 StatesJuly 2011Minnesota65.2%34.8%Minnesota61.8%38.2%Utah62.7%37.3%Utah57.6%42.4%North Dakota59.9%40.1%Massachusetts52.9%47.1%Oregon57.3%42.7%Oregon52.8%47.2%South Dakota57.2%42.8%North Dakota52.1%47.9%Bottom 5 States Bottom 5 States California40.1%59.9%Maryland36.1%63.9%New York40.0%60.0%Rhode Island35.6%64.4%Maryland40.0%60.0%Louisiana34.5%65.5%Louisiana36.6%63.4%California33.3%66.7%New Jersey34.6%65.4%New Jersey30.0%70.0%Source:  SK&A, A Cegedim Company, Jan 24, 201 2  Based on telephone survey of 240,281 U.S. medical sites


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