EHR use has increased among physician practices

Use of electronic health record software is slowly but surely rising in physicians' offices across the U.S. In particular, more mid-sized and large practices are implementing EHR systems, according to a recent survey by healthcare marketing solutions firm SK&A.

Overall, adoption of such software is up nearly 2 percent since last October, with 40.4 percent of respondents indicating in July that they now are using an EHR. In October, that number was 38.7 percent.

Specifically, offices with between three and five physicians saw the biggest increase, percentage wise, in terms of EHR use: Today, 51 percent of such facilities are using EHR systems, while in October, that number was 47 percent. Sites with only one doctor increased usage from 29 percent in October to 30.8 percent in July, while sites with 26 or more increased EHR usage from 72.8 percent to 75.5 percent...