Source: Journal of AHIMA
An analysis of American Hospital Association survey data by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) found that 67 percent of psychiatric hospitals had adopted an electronic health record (EHR) certified by the 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria, compared to 86 percent of non-federal, general acute care hospitals. Another ONC analysis of 2020 survey data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) revealed that psychiatric hospitals lag even further behind in adoption of interoperability and patient engagement functions.