U.S. hospital eFax use through electronic health records
Sending and receiving summaries of care by eFax through an EHR in the 2021 survey.
| Direction | Hospitals using the method |
|---|---|
| Sending | 67% |
| Receiving | 62% |
Key findings
- 67% reported sending and 62% reported receiving this way, a five-percentage-point difference.
- The source lists eFax through an EHR separately from its combined mail-or-fax question.
- These shares show whether hospitals used a method, rather than how many faxes they sent or received.
Methodology
Table 3 combines hospitals answering “often” or “sometimes” for each direction of exchange. This is a single survey wave and covers eFax through an electronic health record system.
Coverage
2021 survey. U.S. non-federal acute care hospitals exchanging summaries of care with external sources.
Data source
ASTP / AHAInteroperability and Methods of Exchange among Hospitals in 2021 · Table 3 · eFax using EHR
Chart by Fax · Reviewed
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