Adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in China During the Past 10 Years: Consecutive Survey Data Analysis and Comparison of Sino-American Challenges and Experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The adoption rate of electronic health records (EHRs) in hospitals has become a main index to measure digitalization in medicine in each country.

Objective

This study summarizes and shares the experiences with EHR adoption in China and in the United States.

Methods

Using the 2007-2018 annual hospital survey data from the Chinese Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) and the 2008-2017 United States American Hospital Association Information Technology Supplement survey data, we compared the trends in EHR adoption rates in China and the United States. We then used the Bass model to fit these data and to analyze the modes of diffusion of EHRs in these 2 countries. Finally, using the 2007, 2010, and 2014 CHIMA and Healthcare Information and Managemen

SUBMITTER: Liang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7932845 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature