Electronic health information exchange lags among rural hospitals, GAO finds

Becker's Healthcare April 21, 2023
Naomi Diaz

Electronic health information exchange among hospitals and physicians has been steadily increasing in recent years, but disparities remain among rural and small hospitals as they may not be able to afford to participate, according to an April 21 survey from the GAO.

As of 2021, small and rural hospitals reported lower electronic exchanges compared to their medium and larger hospital counterparts.

For example the GAO survey found that:

• Only 30 percent of small and rural hospitals said they often send electronic information to EHR vendors, compared to 48 percent of larger...

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