A study released on Wednesday noted that the usage of EHR increased since the passage of the stimulus package.
More than 48% of the people surveyed for IT vendor Practice Fusion said their doctor or specialist stored medical records electronically as oppose to paper charts. Of those patients, more than 45% said their doctor made the switch in the last two years, and more than 14% said the switch occurred in the last six months.
It is reasonable to expect the usage to increase. However, whether the cost of such implementation is justified is the question. With health care IT in shortage, the wage will be bid up gradually and that will pressure the cost of running EHR system.