Table 2.
Characteristics of Study Hospitals by Degree of EHR Usability in Hospitals Providing care to Older Adults with Dementia
| Hospital characteristics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 289) | Poorer EHR Usability (n = 98) | Moderate EHR Usability (n = 97) | Better EHR Usability (n = 94) | P | |
| EHR Adoption Level, n (%) | 0.024 | ||||
| Basic EHR or less | 100 (34.6) | 44 (44.0) | 26 (26.0) | 30 (30.0) | |
| Comprehensive EHR | 189 (65.4) | 54 (28.6) | 71 (37.6) | 64 (33.9) | |
| Hospital size, n (%) | 0.139 | ||||
| <= 100 beds | 10 (3.5) | 5 (50.0) | 4 (40.0) | 1 (10.0) | |
| 101–250 beds | 115 (39.8) | 46 (40.0) | 32 (27.8) | 37 (32.2) | |
| >250 beds | 164 (56.8) | 47 (28.7) | 61 (37.2) | 56 (34.2) | |
| Teaching status, n (%) | 0.013 | ||||
| Nonteaching | 139 (48.1) | 41 (29.5) | 50 (36.0) | 48 (34.5) | |
| Minor teaching | 121 (41.9) | 51 (42.2) | 40 (33.1) | 30 (24.8) | |
| Major teaching | 29 (10.0) | 6 (20.7) | 7 (24.1) | 16 (55.2) | |
| Technology status, n (%) | 0.158 | ||||
| Low | 106 (37.1) | 41 (38.7) | 28 (26.4) | 37 (34.9) | |
| High (performs open heart surgery and/or organ transplant) | 180 (62.9) | 56 (31.1) | 67 (37.2) | 57 (31.7) | |
| State, n (%) | 0.017 | ||||
| CA | 97 (33.6) | 26 (26.8) | 26 (26.8) | 45 (46.4) | |
| FL | 98 (33.9) | 33 (33.7) | 35 (35.7) | 30 (30.6) | |
| NJ | 31 (10.7) | 13 (41.9) | 11 (35.5) | 7 (22.6) | |
| PA | 63 (21.8) | 26 (41.3) | 25 (39.7) | 12 (19.0) | |
Abbreviations., EHR: electronic health record, CA: California, FL: Florida, NJ: New Jersey, PA: Pennsylvania.
Note. P-values were generated from chi-square tests for categorical variables.