In this survey of all US hospital members of the American Hospital Association, researchers found that only 1.5% of hospitals had comprehensive EHRs, and only 7.6% had basic EHRs. CPOE was present in only 17%. Of the cited obstacles to EHRs, most were based on lack of resources and not physician resistance (abstract). We have a long way to go, and a tremendous resource deficit to overcome, before universal EHRs become a reality.
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