Hospitals and EHR
According to a Fall 2006 survey by the American Hospital Association (AHA), reported in HMT eNews March 21, 68 percent of U.S. hospitals use EHRs, with 11 percent of that number reporting full implementation. Computerized alerts that prevent negative drug interaction were used by 51 percent of hospitals, up from 23 percent in 2005. Nearly half that number reported sharing electronic patient data with laboratories, payers, other hospitals and private practice physician offices. The AHA data revealed that it is still predominantly larger urban hospitals with greater financial resources adopting EHRs rather than smaller, rural hospitals.
Tags: EHR+PR, Electronic+Health+Record, Electronic+Medical+Record, EMR+PR, Healthcare+PR, Medical+PR, Online+PRPosted by Shawn Whalen on April 9, 2007 at 2:29 PM
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