About 20 percent of surveyed physicians in 2009 said they had a “basic” EHR system, which includes patient demographic information, problem lists, clinical notes, prescription orders and viewing of lab and imaging results.
A little more than 6 percent of the 2009 group said they had a “fully functional” system, which, in addition to basic functions, also involves sending prescription and test orders, reporting out-of-range test levels and providing the patient’s medical history and follow-up information, drug interaction warnings and reminders for guideline-based interventions.
Read the CDC report on EHR use (pdf).
