96% of US hospitals have EHRs, but barriers remain to interoperability, ONC says

Becker's Healthcare March 7, 2023
Naomi Diaz

Almost all hospitals and physician offices in the U.S. have successfully transitioned from paper-based medical records to electronic health records, according to a new report from the ONC.

The report, released March 7, analyzed the impact of the 21st Century Cures Act and how it has contributed to continued progress toward interoperable access, exchange, and use of electronic health information. It found the following:

• Almost all hospitals, ambulatory centers and physicians’ offices are using health IT certified under the ONC Health IT Certification Program.
• As of 2021, 96 percent of all non-federal acute care hospitals and nearly 4 in 5 office-based physicians have implemented a certified EHR system.
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