How To Choose An EHR That’s Easy To Use?

Iqonic Themes
2 min readOct 31, 2022

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Electronic health records or medical records are no longer a luxury; they’re a necessity. Most hospitals and clinics have already implemented this practice in their institution, boosting efficiency up to a thousand times.

In 2022, more than 88% of physicians adopted Electronic Health Record software to ease their processes. That’s exactly, 9 out of 10 medical practitioners.

Also, the graph is continuously on an up trend. Observing the historical data from 2008, EHR software’s implementation has doubled from 42% to 88%. That’s insane!

Let’s dive deep into a few insights,

  • 1. 89.9% of office-based physicians use an EMR/EHR system.
  • 2. 72.3% of office-based physicians use a certified EMR/EHR system.
  • 3. Approximately 60% of EHR users are “very satisfied” with the system, while only 28% are not.
  • 4. More than 83% of healthcare professionals say EHR has aided them in managing prescription order entry, patient records, clinical notes, medications, problem lists, and viewing lab results.
  • 5. Overall, EHR adoption in the United States was 40% in 2012, with a significant increase of 67% in 2017.
  • 6. Approximately 95% of eligible hospitals for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program have made meaningful use of certified health IT.
  • 7. According to reports, primary care physicians are the most likely to use EHR, with 79% adopting certified EHR.
  • 8. Medical practitioners in community centers have a 98% rate of EHR adoption, with roughly three-quarters using it.

Enough statistics to prove its importance? Now, the question arises, “How to find an EHR that’s easy to use and provides each facility within a fixed budget?”

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