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We measured adoption of 19 pediatric-oriented features and asked whether commercial EHRs include key pediatric-focused capabilities. We inquired about the meaningful use program's relevance to pediatrics and its influence on EHR implementation priorities.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Results Of 164 general acute care children's hospitals, 100 (61%) responded to the survey. Rates of comprehensive (across all pediatric units) adoption ranged from 37% (age-, gender-, and weight-adjusted blood pressure percentiles and immunization contraindication warnings) to 87% (age in appropriate units). Implementation rates for several features varied significantly by children's hospital type. Nearly 60% of hospitals reported having EHRs that do not contain all features essential for high-quality care. A majority of hospitals indicated that the meaningful use program has had no effect on their adoption of pediatric features, while 26% said they have delayed or forgone incorporation of such features because of the program.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Conclusions Children's hospitals are implementing pediatric-focused features, but a sizable proportion still finds their systems suboptimal for pediatric care. The meaningful use incentive program is failing to promote and in some cases delaying uptake of pediatric-oriented features.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/jamia\/ocu045","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,3,10]],"date-time":"2015-03-10T01:52:20Z","timestamp":1425952340000},"page":"390-398","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Impact of the meaningful use incentive program on electronic health record adoption by US children's hospitals"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"Mari M.","family":"Nakamura","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases"},{"name":"Division of General Pediatrics"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marvin B.","family":"Harper","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases"},{"name":"Division of Emergency Medicine"},{"name":"Information Services Department, Boston Children\u2019s Hospital, Boston, MA, 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