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Table 4.

Unintended consequences of EHRs and perceptions of quality of healthcare

		Computers have a positive effect on the quality of healthcare				Physician satisfied with current practice
		Agree (%)	Disagree (%)	Adjusted^* OR	Adjusted^* p value	Agree (%)	Disagree (%)	Adjusted^* OR	Adjusted^* p value
Using the EHR has created new opportunities for errors	Agree (%)	26.6	3.2	1.74	0.152	15.6	14.1	0.49	0.0013
Using the EHR has created new opportunities for errors	Disagree (%)	52.2	18.0	1.74	0.152	45.6	24.7	0.49	0.0013
Our EHR has created more errors than it has prevented	Agree (%)	1.6	0.5	0.02	0.0002	0.7	1.4	0.10	0.0004
Our EHR has created more errors than it has prevented	Disagree (%)	77.2	20.7	0.02	0.0002	60.5	37.4	0.10	0.0004

Adjusted for age, sex, practice size, practice, type, years since graduation, and teaching responsibilities.