Data Briefs Provides health IT adoption and use statistics derived from surveys and administrative data and in-depth analysis of health IT policies and programs.

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-…

By 2012 84% of individuals either strongly agree or agree that health care providers have measures in place that provide reasonable protections for EHRs. .

Three in ten laboratories allowed patients or their legal representatives direct access to clinical test results, either electronically or on paper. .

Since 2008, hospital adoption of EHR technology to meet Meaningful Use objectives has increased substantially. This brief explains and contextualizes Quick-Stat #3. .

Since HITECH started, physician adoption of EHR technology to meet five Meaningful Use Core objectives has increased by at least 66%. .

The RECs help providers select, implement, and use certified EHR technology to meet the requirements of the CMS EHR Incentive Programs. This brief describes the REC program's progress assisting 1,264+ safety net hospitals as of 09/2012. .

Electronic prescribing (eRx) is an increasingly common form of health information exchange that has shown positive impacts on health care for a number of reasons. .

The HITECH Act authorized ONC to establish the Community College Consortia to Educate Health IT Professionals Program. This brief describes trends in the program's progress to training goals and the demographics of professionals that enrolled…

Greater EHR adoption is projected to increase the demand for workers to implement, support, and use health IT. This brief describes trends in health IT job postings between February 2009 and May 2012. .