HHS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (David Blumenthal and his team) reported last week that in the latest year they could measure accurately -- 2007 -- 34.8% of private practices had an EHR. That’s a 91% increase in use since 2001. However, only 3.8% of practices had “fully functional” interoperable, clinical decision support capable, e-Rx capacities. But, they surveyed the practices then that said they were definitely going to move ahead and install an EHR. If most actually did, ONC estimates that over 50% of practices will have an EHR (not fully functional) this year. We’re getting there.

The ACC was lucky enough to have health IT experts speak at our Health IT Spotlight Session at ACC.10, including Blumenthal, US CTO Aneesh Chopra and Marc Overhage of the Indiana Health Exchange. Check out the two video below for interesting interviews on the future of health IT with Chopra and Overhage.

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