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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 24.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Manag Care. 2011 Apr;17(4):e121–e147.

Appendix Table 1.

Multivariable-adjusted Proportions and Differences of Proportions of Hospitals with Selected Electronic Functionalities Implemented in At Least One Unit in the Highest, Intermediate, and Lowest Quality Groups

Quality Group: High Quality Intermediate Quality Low Quality Difference (High-low) P value
Percent
Clinical Documentation
Patient Demographics 96.3 95.0 94.4 1.8 0.62
Physician Notes 38.7 39.2 36.0 2.7 0.66
Nurses Notes 80.7 73.0 70.1 10.6 0.03
Problem Lists 62.0 55.5 49.3 12.6 0.04
Medication Lists 88.9 78.9 76.5 12.4 <0.001
Discharge Summaries 80.4 75.1 73.1 7.3 0.17
Advanced Directives 68.1 59.4 56.6 11.5 0.03
Results Viewing
Lab Reports 96.6 97.2 97.5 −0.9 0.84
Radiology Reports 97.2 97.1 97.4 −0.2 0.95
Radiology Images 95.4 95.0 94.8 0.6 0.95
Diagnostic Test Results 87.1 83.6 84.4 2.7 0.41
Diagnostic Test Images 73.5 69.5 61.2 12.3 0.02
Consultant Reports 75.9 78.5 73.7 2.1 0.21
CPOE
Laboratory Tests 41.9 39.1 41.0 0.9 0.66
Radiology Tests 43.0 38.7 39.0 3.9 0.51
Medications 41.1 35.2 33.9 7.3 0.22
Consultation Requests 33.4 32.2 32.3 1.1 0.99
Nursing orders 44.3 41.3 38.1 6.2 0.47
Decision Support
Clinical Guidelines 46.9 40.1 35.7 11.1 0.08
Clinical Reminders 54.4 47.4 43.7 10.7 0.09
Drug Allergy Alerts 39.4 33.3 29.2 10.2 0.11
Drug-Drug Interaction Alerts 38.8 32.2 26.3 12.4 0.03
Drug-Lab Interaction Alerts 34.0 26.7 19.2 14.7 <0.01
Drug Dosing Support 31.8 27.0 17.3 14.5 <0.01

CPOE=computerized physician order entry.