MedStar Newsletter - February 2010

IN THIS ISSUE:

• EHR Usage by Office-based Physicians climbs in 2009
• FDA Advances Medical Product Safety Tracking Effort
• Support, Feedback, and Newsletter Subscription Requests

EHR USAGE BY OFFICE-BASED PHYSICIANS CLIMBS IN 2009

Preliminary estimates indicate that 43.9 percent of office-based physicians used electronic health record (EHR) systems in their office- based practices in 2009, representing an increase over the 2008 (41.5%) and 2007 (34.8%) survey numbers as tracked by the National Center for Health Statistics. The results bode well for the goal of having all Americans recorded via EHR by 2014, according to the survey.

The latest National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey notes that 1 in 5 of those physicians with EHRs have systems with basic features such as clinical notes, laboratory results and prescription orders; another 6 percent of users have fully functional EHR systems that include features such as digital reminders, drug interaction alerts, and electronic order transmissions.

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To view the entire article referenced above, visit:

www.cdc.gov

DEVICE MAKERS AND HOSPITALS TO BENEFIT FROM HEALTHCARE REFORM

Medical device makers, hospitals and the pharmaceutical industry are expected to be among the benefactors of the healthcare reform bill recently approved by the U.S. Senate. The $871 billion, 10-year package includes a $20 billion industry tax on new medical devices (lower than the original $40 billion proposal); retention of a $155 billion, 10-year lower Medicare/Medicaid payment deal; and a continued $80 billion fund for savings/rebates that may allow pharmaceutical firms to gain customers. However, this bill will be blended with the version that the House passed in November, so some changes may occur.

To view the entire article referenced above, visit:

www.fda.gov

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