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ONC Data Brief | No.65 | March 2023
Use of Telemedicine among Office-Based Physicians, 2021
Prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, adoption of telemedicine was slow and its usage was rare [1]. However, during the pandemic, usage of telemedicine increased dramatically with physicians using a number of telemedicine tools…

ONC Data Brief | No.65 | March 2023

ONC Data Brief | No.64 | January 2023
Interoperability and Methods of Exchange among Hospitals in 2021
Interoperable exchange of health information or “interoperability” is critical for delivering appropriate care, reducing health care costs, and making health care more efficient (1-3). ONC is executing on a number of health IT provisions from the…

ONC Data Brief | No.64 | January 2023

Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances and Use of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Among Office-Based Physicians, 2019-2021
Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances and Use of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Among Office-Based Physicians, 2019-2021
Electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) enables clinicians to securely transmit prescriptions for controlled substances to a pharmacy (1). Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are electronic databases that contain patient-…

ONC Data Brief | No.63 | January 2023

Electronic Public Health Reporting among Non-Federal Acute Care Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021
Electronic Public Health Reporting among Non-Federal Acute Care Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021
Hospitals play an important role in support of public health functions by contributing timely and accurate data to state and local public health agencies (PHAs). However, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed substantive gaps in our public health…

ONC Data Brief | No.62 | September 2022

Hospital Capabilities to Enable Patient Electronic Access to Health Information 2021 ONC Data Brief
Hospital Capabilities to Enable Patient Electronic Access to Health Information, 2021
Over the past several years, federal policy levers have been enacted to increase patient’s access to their health information. In 2014, hospitals were incentivized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Electronic Health Record (…

ONC Data Brief | No.61 | October 2022

Electronic Public Health Reporting & Recording of Social & Behavioral Determinants of Health Among Office-Based Physicians, 2019
Electronic Public Health Reporting & Recording of Social & Behavioral Determinants of Health Among Office-Based Physicians, 2019
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed gaps in the nation’s public health infrastructure, including a need for increased electronic exchange of patient health information between health care providers and public health agencies (PHAs) (1). Physicians play a…

ONC Data Brief | No.60 | Aug 2022

Interoperability Among Office-Based Physicians in 2019
Interoperability Among Office-Based Physicians in 2019
Increasing interoperable exchange using certified health electronic health records (EHRs), and other information technology (IT) has the potential to improve health outcomes (1), enhance effiency (2) and reduce costs (3). Towards that end, public…

ONC Data Brief | No.59 | July 2022

Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances Among Office-Based Physicians, 2017-2019
Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances Among Office-Based Physicians, 2017-2019
Electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) technology enables clinicians to securely transmit prescriptions for controlled substances to a pharmacy (1). In 2018, the Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and…

ONC Data Brief | No.58 | June 2022

Individuals’ Access and Use of Patient Portals and Smartphone Health Apps
Individuals’ Access and Use of Patient Portals and Smartphone Health Apps, 2020
In May 2020, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) finalized federal rulemaking that aimed to increase the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information by patients and their caregivers (1). This rule implements key…

ONC Data Brief | No.57 | September 2021

Challenges to Public Health Reporting  Experienced by Non-Federal Acute Care  Hospitals-2019
Challenges to Public Health Reporting Experienced by Non-Federal Acute Care Hospitals, 2019
Amidst a global pandemic, the need for efficient exchange of electronic health information between hospitals and public health agencies has never been more critical. To ensure public health agencies have timely and complete data…

ONC Data Brief | No.56 | September 2021

Hospital Capabilities to Enable Patient  Electronic Access to Health Information-2019
Hospital Capabilities to Enable Patient Electronic Access to Health Information, 2019
A patient’s access to their health information is required and reinforced through multiple federal policy levers. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Health IT Certification Program certifies health…

ONC Data Brief | No.55 | June 2021

Use of Certified Health IT and Methods to Enable Interoperability by U.S.  Non-Federal Acute Care Hospitals, 2019
Use of Certified Health IT and Methods to Enable Interoperability by U.S. Non-Federal Acute Care Hospitals, 2019
Over the past decade, a number of federal health IT policies (1) have sought to advance the interoperable exchange of electronic health information (EHI) between health care providers. In response to these federal initiatives, health care…

ONC Data Brief | No. 54 | February 2021

State of Interoperability among Major U.S. Cities
State of Interoperability among Major U.S. Cities
Approximately 80 percent of the U.S. population and more than 90 percent of the nation’s physicians reside in urban areas (1, 2). While cities are central to many cultural, economic, and transportation activities, these densely populated and…

ONC Data Brief | No.53 | October 2020

Variation in Methods for Health Information Management among U.S. Substance Abuse Treatment Centers, 2017 [pdf]
Variation in Methods for Health Information Management among U.S. Substance Abuse Treatment Centers, 2017
More than 20 million Americans suffer from a substance use disorder (SUD) each year. For these individuals, treatment is designed to help stop or reduce harmful substance misuse, improve health and social function, and manage risk for relapse.…

ONC Data Brief | No. 52 | July 2020

State of Interoperability among U.S. Non-federal Acute Care Hospitals in 2018
State of Interoperability among U.S. Non-federal Acute Care Hospitals in 2018
Achieving nationwide interoperability is a stated objective of the federal government. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) ( 1) and the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 (2) call for specific actions to improve the…

ONC Data Brief | No. 51 | March 2020

Access and Use of Electronic Health Information by Individuals with Cancer: 2017-2018
Access and Use of Electronic Health Information by Individuals with Cancer: 2017-2018
Nearly 40 percent of individuals will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime. For these individuals, access, exchange, and use of electronic health information is critical to managing their complex health needs. Patient access to…

ONC Data Brief | No. 50 | January 2020

Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) among Office-Based Physicians, 2017
Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) among Office-Based Physicians, 2017
EPCS is beneficial because it can help providers integrate prescription drug information into electronic health records (EHRs) more directly, which can improve patient safety and reduce diversion and fraud. This brief uses data from the 2017…

ONC Data Brief | No. 49 | September 2019

Trends in Individuals' Access, Viewing and Use of Online Medical Records and Other Technology for Health Needs: 2017-2018
Trends in Individuals' Access, Viewing and Use of Online Medical Records and Other Technology for Health Needs: 2017-2018
The access, exchange, and use of electronic health information is essential for individuals to better manage their health care needs and share information with their providers and caregivers. Many hospitals and physicians possess capabilities that…

ONC Data Brief | No. 48 | May 2019

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