Table 1.

Percentage of primary care physicians using electronic support

Percent reporting routine use of:	AUS	CAN	GER	NL	NZ	UK	US
Electronic patient medical records	79	23	42	98	92	89	28
Electronic prescribing of medication	81	11	59	85	78	55	20
Electronic access to patients’ test results	76	27	34	78	90	84	48
Electronic access to patients’ hospital records	12	15	7	11	44	19	40

Source: 2006 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians.