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Tracy Hampton, PhD

JAMA. 2005;294:2564.

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Only 14.1% of US medical group practices use an electronic health record (EHR) system and fewer still—11.5%—have fully implemented such a system, according to findings from a study of more than 3300 medical group practices. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality–funded study was conducted by the Medical Group Management Association Center for Research and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (Gans et al. Health Aff (Millwood). 2005;24:1323-1333).

"Adoption of these EHR systems is an important means to an end in our efforts to improve the quality of health care in America," said Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Director Carolyn Clancy, MD.

Practice size appeared to play a role in EHR system adoption. Group practices with five or fewer full-time (or equivalent) physicians had an adoption rate of 12.5%; groups with six to 10 physicians had a rate of 15.2%; groups with 11 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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