Electronic medical record use by office-based physicians and their practices: United States, 2006.

Objectives: This report presents the latest information on the use of electronic medical records in physician offices. Percentages of medical practices and physicians within the practices using electronic medical records (EMR) are presented for 2006 by selected physician and practice characteristics.

Methods: Data from the physician induction interviews of the 2006 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) are presented.