A new study of electronic health records adoption shows 44 percent of hospitals have at least basic EHR, an increase of nearly 19 percent since 2011.

The study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Harvard University School of Public Health and Mathematica Policy Research evaluated data to gauge progress toward EHR adoption since 2008.

The research also showed that in 2012, 40 percent of office-based physicians had adopted at least a basic EHR system. These physicians were mostly primary care practitioners in a physician group owned by a hospital or other health care organization.

These records allow health care providers to record patient information electronically and use the systems to achieve benchmarks leading to better patient care. To read more click here.