The data is compiled from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, which is an annual, nationally representative survey of office-based physicians.
Here are five key findings about the use and characteristics of EHRs among office-based physicians in the United States from 2001 to 2013:
• In 2013, 78 percent of office-based physicians used any type of EHR system, up from 18 percent in 2001.
• In 2013, 48 percent of office-based physicians reported having a system that met the criteria for a basic system, up from 11 percent in 2006.
• In 2013, 69 percent of office-based physicians reported that they intended to participate in meaningful use incentives.
• About 13 percent of all office-based physicians reported that they both intended to participate in meaningful use incentives and had EHR systems with the capabilities to support 14 of the stage 2 core set objectives for meaningful use, in 2013.
• From 2010 through 2013, physician adoption of seven of the 17 capabilities required for stage 2 core objectives for meaningful use increased significantly.
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