The Digital Divide in Adoption and Advanced Use of Electronic Health Records among U.S. Hospitals: Rural Versus Urban Disparities from 2008 to 2023

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Examines differences in electronic health record (EHR) technology adoption in rural versus urban hospitals. Utilizes 2008-2023 American Hospital Association Annual Survey Information Technology Supplement data to analyze rural versus urban differences in hospital EHR use, with breakdowns according to EHR adoption, level of EHR technology, advanced EHR use and capabilities, and more. Includes U.S. map showing rural versus urban gap in EHR adoption.

A. Jerrod Anzalone, Yinting Liu, Elizabeth Reisher, et al.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 33(7), 1354-1369

07/2026

Health information technology · Hospitals · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Technology for health and human services