According to a recent survey, U.S. doctors report:

• 93% actively use electronic medical records (EMR)
• 45% regularly access clinical data outside their own organization, a 32% annual increase.
• 45% receive alerts while seeing patients
• 65% use e-prescribing
• 78% enter patient notes into electronic medical records
• 57% regularly use electronic lab orders
• 62% receive their clinical results, such as lab tests, directly into their EMR system, a 24% annual increase

Source: "EMR and HIE Use Increases Among U.S. Doctors, Accenture Annual Survey Finds," Accenture Press Release, May 9, 2013, http://newsroom.accenture.com/news/emr-and-hie-use-increases-among-us-doctors-accenture-annual-survey-finds.htm