SK&A’s updated “Physician Office Usage of Electronic Health Records Software” report revealed a significant growth in EHR software adoption during 2011. Findings of the report, which were finalized in January 2012, show overall growth in the EHR implementation, as government initiative deadlines get closer.
SK&A was awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), to provide ongoing survey information about the adoption, usage and planned usage of electronic health records (EHR) by physicians in U.S. medical offices. The SK&A OneKey database of 251,000 medical offices and over 700,000 physicians is delivered to ONC quarterly.
SK&A\’s Research Center in Irvine, Calif., conducts telephone interviews with office managers and physicians in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Every month, the researchers survey and verify information at more than 40,000 sites. Medical offices are asked about their intent to purchase an EHR and about their timeframe, decision factors (such as price and functionality), and awareness of government incentives for adopting EHR technology.
Physician Office Usage of Electronic Healthcare Records Software
| January 2012 | July 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall U.S. Office Response | Yes % | No % | Yes % | No % |
| 45.6% | 54.4% | 40.4% | 59.6% | |
| By Number of Physicians at Site | Yes % | No % | Yes % | No % |
| 1 physician | 36.9% | 63.1% | 30.8% | 69.2% |
| 2 physicians | 47.1% | 52.9% | 41.6% | 58.4% |
| 3 to 5 physicians | 54.9% | 45.1% | 51.0% | 49.0% |
| 6 to 10 physicians | 64.9% | 35.1% | 63.0% | 37.0% |
| 11 to 25 physicians | 74.0% | 26.0% | 71.6% | 28.4% |
| 26 or more physicians | 77.2% | 22.8% | 75.5% | 24.5% |
| By Number of Exam Rooms at Site | Yes % | No % | Yes % | No % |
| 1 room | 31.2% | 68.8% | 28.2% | 71.8% |
| 2 rooms | 34.0% | 66.0% | 28.5% | 71.5% |
| 3 rooms | 38.8% | 61.2% | 32.9% | 67.1% |
| 4 rooms | 43.4% | 56.6% | 37.6% | 62.4% |
| 5 rooms | 47.1% | 52.9% | 42.0% | 58.0% |
| 6 to 10 rooms | 54.1% | 45.9% | 49.7% | 50.3% |
| 11 or more rooms | 66.6% | 33.4% | 64.1% | 35.9% |
| By Average Daily Patient Volume | Yes % | No % | Yes % | No % |
| 1 to 50 patients | 41.2% | 58.8% | 36% | 64% |
| 51 to 75 patients | 54.2% | 45.8% | 50% | 50% |
| 76 to 100 patients | 60.6% | 39.4% | 57.7% | 42.3% |
| 101+ patients | 68.4% | 31.6% | 66.1% | 33.9% |
| By Application | Yes % | No % | Yes % | No % |
| Electronics notes | 33.1% | 66.9% | 31.9% | 68.1% |
| Electronic prescribing | 31.1% | 68.9% | 29.9% | 70.1% |
| Electronic labs/xrays | 31.9% | 68.1% | 30.7% | 69.3% |
| All of the above | 26.4% | 73.6% | 25.2% | 74.8% |
| By Site Ownership | Yes% | No% | Yes % | No % |
| Hospital owned | 59.5% | 40.5% | 60.4% | 39.6% |
| Nonhospital owned | 43.2% | 56.8% | 38.9% | 61.1% |
| Health system owned | 64.2% | 35.8% | 63.5% | 36.5% |
| Nonhealth system owned | 43.1% | 56.9% | 38.5% | 61.5% |
| By Region | Yes % | No % | Yes % | No % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 47.7% | 52.3% | 42.4% | 57.6% |
| South | 47.3% | 52.7% | 41.6% | 58.4% |
| East | 41.7% | 58.3% | 37.3% | 62.7% |
| West | 45.7% | 54.3% | 40.5% | 59.5% |
| By Practice Specialty | Yes % | No % | By Practice Specialty | Yes % | No % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 5 specialties | January 2012 | Top 5 Specialties | July 2011 | ||
| Dialysis | 68.4% | 31.6% | Dialysis | 64.9% | 35.1% |
| Pathology | 66.2% | 33.8% | Pathology | 61.8% | 38.2% |
| Nuclear Medicine | 64.2% | 35.8% | Nuclear Medicine | 60.6% | 39.4% |
| Radiology | 62.8% | 37.2% | Aerospace Medicine | 59.7% | 40.3% |
| Genetic Specialist | 60.5% | 39.5% | Radiology | 58.8% | 41.2% |
| Bottom 5 Specialties | Bottom 5 Specialties | ||||
| Plastic Surgery | 31.0% | 69.0% | Psychiatric | 25.7% | 74.3% |
| Psychiatric | 29.2% | 70.8% | Other Specialty | 25.7% | 74.3% |
| Bariatrician | 28.2% | 71.8% | Bariatrician | 25.2% | 74.8% |
| Psychiatry | 25.0% | 75.0% | Holistic Medicine | 17.0% | 83.0% |
| Holistic Medicine | 18.7% | 81.3% | Psychiatry | 16.7% | 83.3% |
| By State | Yes % | No % | By State | Yes % | No % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 5 States | January 2012 | Top 5 States | July 2011 | ||
| Minnesota | 65.2% | 34.8% | Minnesota | 61.8% | 38.2% |
| Utah | 62.7% | 37.3% | Utah | 57.6% | 42.4% |
| North Dakota | 59.9% | 40.1% | Massachusetts | 52.9% | 47.1% |
| Oregon | 57.3% | 42.7% | Oregon | 52.8% | 47.2% |
| South Dakota | 57.2% | 42.8% | North Dakota | 52.1% | 47.9% |
| Bottom 5 States | Bottom 5 States | ||||
| California | 40.1% | 59.9% | Maryland | 36.1% | 63.9% |
| New York | 40.0% | 60.0% | Rhode Island | 35.6% | 64.4% |
| Maryland | 40.0% | 60.0% | Louisiana | 34.5% | 65.5% |
| Louisiana | 36.6% | 63.4% | California | 33.3% | 66.7% |
| New Jersey | 34.6% | 65.4% | New Jersey | 30.0% | 70.0% |
Editor\’s Note: For a copy of the summary findings for publication, please contact Jack Schember, SK&A Vice President of Marketing, at 800-752-5478, ext. 1259.
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