DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2011 Issue 5 (May)
Benchmark of the Week: How practices paid for EHR systems in 2010
Electronic health records (EHRs) are still the exception rather than the norm at small and mid-sized physician practices across the country. For practices still on paper, the cost of buying an EHR remains the biggest barrier to entry, with nearly 72% citing the difficulty of getting startup cash as their biggest concern. This chart analyzes the payment methods used by practices that had EHRs as of 2010. NOTE: All data cited, including the above references to perceptions of barriers to entry, come from a recently released nationwide survey conducted by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). The MGMA survey received responses from more than 4,500 practices across the country.
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