The Year That Was 2013

As the year drew to a close, I was interviewed by many trade publications about the key themes that shaped 2013.   Here's my own version of the notable events of 2013.1.  Meaningful Use changed the EHR landscapeRegardless of your political affiliation, there is little debate that EHR adoption in the US achieved a tipping point in 2013.   Here are our Massachusetts statistics from the 2013 Massachusetts Medical Society surveyThe current overall percentage of EHR use is 79% (N=201, CI=5.6) and 82% of those using EHRs have had access to this technology for more than 2 years. Extrapolated to the estimated 18,000 clinical physicians in the state, that would leave less than 3,500 clinical providers without access to EHR systems (3% of respondents indicating that they are no longer in practice).Broken down by practice size adoption rates are:1-9 Physician practices made up 66% of respondents and had an adoption rate of 75%10-25 Physicians practices made up 13% of respondents and had an adoption rate of 96%26-75 Physicians practices made up 6% of respondents and had an adoption rate of 100%>75 Physicians practices made up 12% of respondents and had an adoption rate of 97%2.  Healthcare Information Exchange developed great momentumMeaningful Use Stage 2 and more importantly the Affordable Care Act motivated organizations to implement push (via Direct and HISPs), pull (via regional and state HIE activities) and view (among clinical affiliates) interoperability fo...
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