Which of the following statements about EHRs is false?
A. The percentage of hospitals using an EHR jumped from 59% to 75% from 2013 to 2014.
B. Stage 2 is the minimum level of EHR required in order to be counted as using EHR
C. By 2014 50% of physicians in the United States had implemented an EHR, with another 13% in the process of implementing one.
D. There were no EHR systems in U.S. hospitals in 2009.
C. By 2014 50% of physicians in the United States had implemented an EHR, with another 13% in the process of implementing one.
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