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. 2007 Nov;3(2):e145–e161.

TABLE 6.

Usefulness of options (%) for higher quality/capacity of care

Option Undecided Not at All Useful/Not Useful Neutral Useful/Very Useful
Electronic Information Access
Electronic access to test results 0.3 1.0 7.3 90.4
Electronically searchable patient records 2.0 2.4 16.3 78.3
Point of care access to guidelines/clinical information 2.7 5.4 17 73.0
Resource Access
Timely access to diagnostic testing 0.3 0.3 0.6 97.3
Phone consultation with specialists 0.0 0.0 5.0 94.0
Access to counselling services 0.0 0.6 5.0 92.3
Access to a pharmacist 0.0 1.0 11.7 86.3
Access to a social worker 0.6 3.4 18.0 76.9
Practice Management
Special-focus clinics within the practice 2.0 5.6 21.7 69.3
Access to a quality assurance service 5.0 4.3 34.0 55.3
Triage of patients by another health professional 3.7 26.7 27.0 40.7

Percentages may not equal 100% due to non-responses.