Table 3.
Independent associations of electronic medical record use and quality of care ratings
| n=5,576 | Quality of care ratings
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta coefficient | SE beta | Adj Wald F | P-value | |
| Provider uses EMR | 8.05 | 0.0055* | ||
| Yes | 4.83 | 1.70 | ||
| No | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Health insurance | 0.95 | 0.3319 | ||
| Yes | 1.84 | 1.88 | ||
| No | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Regular provider | 24.61 | 0.0000* | ||
| Yes | 6.63 | 1.34 | ||
| No | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Employment status | 2.61 | 0.1092 | ||
| Employed | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Not employed | 1.76 | 1.09 | ||
| Sex | 0.16 | 0.6885 | ||
| Female | 0.37 | 0.91 | ||
| Male | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Age | 3.07 | 0.0200* | ||
| 18–34 | −3.09 | 1.78 | ||
| 35–49 | −4.80 | 1.69 | ||
| 50–64 | −2.71 | 1.44 | ||
| 65–74 | −0.38 | 1.19 | ||
| ≥75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Income | 3.57 | 0.0053* | ||
| <$20,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| $20,000 to <$35,000 | 2.40 | 1.96 | ||
| $35,000 to <$50,000 | 5.17 | 1.95 | ||
| $50,000 to <$75,000 | 6.01 | 1.92 | ||
| $75,000 to <$100,000 | 5.34 | 1.87 | ||
| $100,000 or more | 7.17 | 1.87 | ||
| Race/ethnicity | 0.58 | 0.6767 | ||
| NH White | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Hispanic | −1.36 | 2.12 | ||
| NH Black | −1.48 | 1.58 | ||
| NH other | 1.83 | 2.08 | ||
| Missing | −0.50 | 1.98 | ||
| Education | 2.40 | 0.0726 | ||
| Less than high school | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| High school graduate | 2.57 | 1.84 | ||
| Some college | 1.78 | 1.99 | ||
| College graduate | 0.01 | 1.88 | ||
Note:
*
Significant P-value.
Abbreviations: EMR, electronic medical record; NH, non-Hispanic; SE, standard error.