“The only way we will achieve a truly effective nationwide system of electronic health records connecting virtually every physician and hospital is by offering office-based physicians a free EHR. By free, I mean a reliable, easy-to-use, meaningful-use certified, web-based ambulatory EHR offered to physicians through an ad-supported model.
While a number of other industrialized countries (e.g. Holland, Australia, New Zealand) have 90% or more of their physicians on an EHR, we are struggling to reach 50%. In the past year, thousands of U.S. physicians have moved to EHRs, but the adoption rate among small medical groups — which include 60% of practicing physicians — remains frustratingly low. Several recent surveys put it in the 15-20% range.”
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MarketWatch, 24 October 2011
