Table 1.
Participant characteristics.
| Characteristic | Participants (N = 24) |
|---|---|
| Recruitment site | |
| Montana | 15 (62.5) |
| Colorado | 9 (37.5) |
| Setting | |
| Short term acute care hospital | 9 (37.5) |
| Critical Access Hospital | 6 (25.0) |
| Urban Indian Health Program | 3 (12.5) |
| Community managed care network | 2 (8.3) |
| Federally Qualified Health Center | 2 (8.3) |
| Health information exchange | 1 (4.2) |
| State rural health office | 1 (4.2) |
| Age at time of interview (years) | 45.5 ± 9.8 |
| Female | 16 (66.7) |
| Time since completion of terminal degree (years) | 16.6 ± 10.2 |
| Race | |
| White | 20 (83.3) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 (8.3) |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 (4.2) |
| Asian | 1 (4.2) |
| Non-Hispanic Ethnicity | 22 (91.7) |
| Education status, most advanced degree | |
| Professional degree | 11 (45.8) |
| PharmD | 6 |
| MD/DO | 2 |
| MPH | 1 |
| MBA | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Undergraduate college degree | 8 (33.3) |
| Graduate degree | 4 (16.7) |
| MS | 3 |
| PhD | 1 |
| Other | 1 (4.2) |
| Current job position/titlea | |
| Administration/leadership | 12 (50.0) |
| Informaticist | 9 (37.5) |
| Pharmacist | 7 (29.2) |
| Information technologies | 6 (25.0) |
| Nurse | 3 (12.5) |
| Physician | 2 (8.3) |
| Other | 2 (8.3) |
| Physician assistant/nurse practitioner | 1 (4.2) |
| Participant job efforta | |
| Administration/leadership | 17 (70.8) |
| Informatics | 16 (66.7) |
| Clinical (patient-facing) | 10 (41.7) |
| Primary EHR associated with participant’s organization | |
| MEDITECH | 5 (20.8) |
| Epic | 4 (16.7) |
| Cerner | 4 (16.7) |
| Multipleb | 3 (12.5) |
| Intergy | 3 (12.5) |
| eClinicalWorks (ECW) | 2 (8.3) |
| CPSI | 2 (8.3) |
| Health Share | 1 (4.2) |
| Experience with PGx | |
| Novice | 13 (54.2) |
| None | 9 (37.5) |
| Intermediate | 2 (8.3) |
| Expert | 0 (0.0) |
| Received formal training in PGx | |
| No | 22 (91.7) |
| Presence of institutional-level clinical PGx testing at participant’s organization | |
| No | 16 (66.7) |
| Unsure/don’t know | 7 (29.2) |
| Yes, as part of clinical practice | 1 (4.2) |
| Yes, under the auspices of research | 0 (0.0) |
| Yes, both clinical practice and under the auspices of research | 0 (0.0) |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (range) or N (%) and were recorded at the time of study visit, unless otherwise specified. Some percentages may be greater than 100% due to rounding.
a
Participants could choose more than one response; therefore, total percentage is greater than 100%.
b
Participants were associated with Community Care Networks which interacted with EHRs across multiple organizations.
Abbreviations: PharmD: Doctor of Pharmacy; MD: Doctor of Medicine; DO: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; MPH: Master of Public Health; MBA: Master of Business Administration; PGx: pharmacogenomics.