Preserving patient trust in the privacy and security of health information is a critical element in achieving an interoperable health IT infrastructure. As adoption of certified health IT and electronic exchange of health information grows across…
As electronic health information becomes more widely available, proper security measures must be implemented to ensure the information is only accessible to those with the rights to access it. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act…
Research demonstrates that providing patients with access to their clinical information empowers them to increase patient engagement and improve health outcomes. Hospitals, which play a critical role in coordinating patient care with a variety of…
The ability of individuals to easily and securely access and use their health information electronically serves as one of the cornerstones of nationwide efforts to increase patient and family engagement, and advance person-centered health. With…
It is a national priority for a majority of individuals and providers along the care continuum to electronically send, receive, find, and use health information by 2017. Patient-centered care includes sharing patient health information during care…
Physician adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems has increased substantially over the last decade. As a result, health information technologies (IT) have evolved to include functionalities that better address what physicians need. This…
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This brief presents baseline estimates on the state of interoperable exchange activity among U.S. non-federal acute care hospitals to electronically find, send, receive, and use health information from other systems. The brief also explores whether…
This brief updates analysis from 2013 and describes trends in electronic health information exchange among non-federal acute care hospitals from 2008 to 2014. In 2014 three-quarters of hospitals electronically exchanged health information with…
This brief describes trends in adoption of EHR systems among non-federal acute care hospitals from 2008 to 2014. It tracks both the adoption of Basic EHR systems and the possession of EHR technology certified to meet federal requirements. In 2014,…
To promote electronic information exchange between hospitals and public health agencies, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program includes objectives to promote electronic reporting…
This data brief describes the characteristics of physicians along the spectrum of those that have and have not yet adopted electronic health records (EHR), and, furthermore, examines the motivators for EHR adoption by physician adoption status. .
The ability of individuals to access and use their online medical records serves as one of the cornerstones of national efforts to increase patient engagement and improve health outcomes. This brief presents national data regarding individuals…
This brief focuses on changes in rates of physician e-prescribing, pharmacy capability to accept e-prescriptions, and the volume of e-prescriptions between 2008 and 2014. This updates a brief released in November 2012 and describes changes in e-…
In 2013, more than six in ten hospitals (62%) electronically exchanged health information with providers outside of their system. Electronic health information exchange among hospitals and outside providers increased 51% from 2008 to 2013. .
Hospital adoption of basic EHR systems has increased more than five-fold since 2008. In 2013, nearly six in ten (59%) hospitals have adopted at least a Basic EHR system - an increase of 34% from 2012 to 2013. Over nine in ten (93%) hospitals…
By 2012 84% of individuals either strongly agree or agree that health care providers have measures in place that provide reasonable protections for EHRs. .
Two-thirds of clinical laboratories reported the capability to send a structured test result to an ordering practitioner's EHR in 2012. In addition, the majority of laboratory test results were sent electronically in a structured format to an…
Three in ten laboratories allowed patients or their legal representatives direct access to clinical test results, either electronically or on paper. .