Table 5.
Association between comfort with computers and attitudes about EHRs and measures of use in the first year
Dependent variable | ||||||||
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Percentage of visits with allergy information entered into a structured field, coefficient | p- value | Percentage of visits with medication reviewed, coefficient | p- value | Percentage of visits with BP entered, coefficient | p- value | Percentage of visits with a prescription generated and prescription was e-prescribed, coefficient | p- value | |
Comfort with Computers Score | 1.49 | 0.35 | 0.09 | 0.95 | 1.11 | 0.40 | 1.56 | 0.19 |
Positive attitudes about EHRs Score | −1.09 | 0.44 | −0.56 | 0.70 | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.98 | 0.39 |
Negative about EHRs attitudes Score | −0.69 | 0.55 | −0.11 | 0.92 | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.93 | 0.37 |
Note: Coefficient is the association between a one standard deviation increase in each scale score and the dependent variable. All models controlled for provider characteristics (workload, provider type, specialty, gender, years in practice) and the quarter-year in which the practice started using the EHR.