Data Briefs Provides health IT adoption and use statistics derived from surveys and administrative data and in-depth analysis of health IT policies and programs.

This brief focuses on changes in rates of physician e-prescribing, pharmacy capability to accept e-prescriptions, and the volume of e-prescriptions between 2008 and 2014. This updates a brief released in November 2012 and describes changes in e-…

Hospital adoption of basic EHR systems has increased more than five-fold since 2008. In 2013, nearly six in ten (59%) hospitals have adopted at least a Basic EHR system - an increase of 34% from 2012 to 2013. Over nine in ten (93%) hospitals…

By 2012 84% of individuals either strongly agree or agree that health care providers have measures in place that provide reasonable protections for EHRs. .

This data brief describes the progress of Critical Access Hospitals with EHR adoption and MU and highlights the challenges that remain. Noteworthy, as of July 2013, 61% of CAHs had attested to Stage 1 MU compared to 68% of other (non-CAH) eligible…

RECs are working with half of all primary care Nurse Practitioners and 44% of all primary care Physicians Assistants nationwide and four in five NPs and PAs enrolled with an REC are live with an EHR. .

Since 2008, hospital adoption of EHR technology to meet Meaningful Use objectives has increased substantially. This brief explains and contextualizes Quick-Stat #3. .

Hospital adoption of at least basic EHR technology and certified EHR systems is substantial. This brief describes the data sources, national trends, and individual state adoption estimates. .

In February 2013, over 83% of FQHC and FQHC look-alike sites have providers being assisted by RECs, including 27 states with more than 90%. .

Since HITECH started, physician adoption of EHR technology to meet five Meaningful Use Core objectives has increased by at least 66%. .

By October 2013 there were over 400 vendors with certified EHR technology had products used for provider's attestation to Meaningful Use program criteria. .

The RECs help providers select, implement, and use certified EHR technology to meet the requirements of the CMS EHR Incentive Programs. This brief describes the REC program's progress assisting 1,264+ safety net hospitals as of 09/2012. .

Electronic prescribing (eRx) is an increasingly common form of health information exchange that has shown positive impacts on health care for a number of reasons. .

The HITECH Act authorized ONC to establish the Community College Consortia to Educate Health IT Professionals Program. This brief describes trends in the program's progress to training goals and the demographics of professionals that enrolled…

Greater EHR adoption is projected to increase the demand for workers to implement, support, and use health IT. This brief describes trends in health IT job postings between February 2009 and May 2012. .

Describes trends in adoption of EHR systems among non-federal acute care hospitals from 2008 to 2011, including intent to participate in the CMS EHR Incentive Programs. .