Maryland Doctors Using Electronic Records Ranks Below National Average

About 60 percent of doctors in Maryland are using electronic health records, slightly lower than the national average, according to a new report by the National Center for Health Data.

Nationally, the number of doctors who are using electronic records and who say they plan to apply for financial incentives through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are up in 2012, compared with last year, according to preliminary data in the report.

In 2012 about 66 percent of office-based Maryland doctors use some kind of electronic health record system, compared with a national average of 72 percent. Nationally, use of electronic health records is up from 57 percent in 2011.
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