Steady Growth
More Than Half of Office-Based
Physicians Now Use EHR Systems
FIFTY-SEVEN PERCENT of office-based physicians used some
sort of EHR system in 2011, according to preliminary survey
results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
That share is up from approximately 51 percent in 2010 and
18 percent 10 years earlier.
25
17%
12%
Top States for EHRs, 2011
State
North Dakota
Utah
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Washington
Oregon
Iowa
Massachusetts
Hawaii
New Hampshire
Vermont
US average
Any
System
Basic
System
58%
49%
61%
60%
54%
54%
48%
44%
46%
40%
36%
34%
57%
51%
48%
34%
25%
22%
Basic system
0
2007
2008
2009
2010*
2011*
*Preliminary data
Percentage of office-based physicians using EHR systems, 2007–2011
