Canadian hospitals which used electronic medical record functionalities 2016

This statistic shows the percentage of hospitals in Canada that used select electronic medical record (EMR) functionalities as of January 2016. It was found that 57 percent of surveyed hospitals routinely accessed lab test results electronically.

Percentage of hospitals which used the following electronic medical record functionalities in Canada as of 2016

Characteristic	Yes, routinely	Yes, occasionally	Not used	Don't know
Electronic access to lab test results	57%	5%	36%	2%
Electronic access to diagnostic imaging reports	56%	6%	36%	1%
Electronic entry of allergies	45%	7%	46%	1%
Electronic access to external hospital reports	34%	17%	46%	3%
Electronically view a medication history*	32%	14%	53%	1%
Electronic entry of vital signs	26%	7%	65%	1%
Review electronic alerts - drug dose/interaction	25%	10%	62%	3%
Use electronic tools for medication reconciliation	22%	11%	65%	2%
Review electronic reminders - care/follow-up plan	21%	9%	64%	6%
Electronic entry of problem lists	17%	8%	67%	7%
Electronic entry of immunizations	9%	14%	72%	5%

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Release date

March 2016

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

September 10, 2015 to January 22, 2016

Number of respondents

285 respondents

Special properties

managers of ambulatory clinics

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: "For each of the following, please let me know whether this is something that the clinic already does routinely across the clinic, occasionally or only by some staff, or if it is not used at all."
* Base: respondents use one or more systems (n=283)

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