Data Note: Public’s Experiences With Electronic Health Records

Using data from the January 2019 KFF Health Tracking Poll, this data note examines the public’s attitudes about and experiences with electronic health records (EHRs). At the beginning of the health care reform debate in 2009, KFF polls showed the public held mixed views of EHRs. Most said it would improve care (67 percent), but fewer believed it would reduce health care costs (22 percent) and large shares had privacy concerns (59 percent). While there has been a significant increase in the implementation of EHRs since 2009, mostly driven by federal legislation mandating that health care providers adopt EHRs, the January 2019 KFF Health Tracking Poll finds the public remains concerned about privacy issues.