Doctors who use health information technology are 'slightly' more likely to get patient data
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
Physicians who use health information technology systems are only slightly more likely to receive the patient information they need to provide coordinated care, report investigators. Although more than 70 percent of US doctors use electronic health records (EHR), up to half don't routinely receive the data necessary to coordinate patient care effectively, they say.