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Best Estimates of EHR Adoption
| Practice type |
Range from Medium or High Quality Surveys |
Best Estimates Based on High Quality Surveys |
| EHRs in physician offices |
17 to 25% |
17% |
| Solo practitioners |
12.9 to 13% |
13% |
| Large physicians offices* |
19 to 57% |
39% |
| EHRS in hospitals |
16+ to 59% ++ |
none |
| CPOE in hospitals |
4 to 21% |
5% |
* Large is defined as > 20 physicians by one study (with an estimate of 39%) and > 50 physicians (with an estimate of 57%).
+ Estimate from a survey rated "low" in quality of methodology
++ Estimate from a survey quality of content suggested "low" in confidence in the estimate
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