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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Healthc (Amst). 2014 May 2;3(1):5–11. doi: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2014.04.002

Appendix B.

Association between comfort with computers and attitudes about EHRs and measures of use in the first year (non-standardized)

Dependent variable
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 1.98 0.22 0.31 0.83 1.21 0.36 1.47 0.23
Positive attitudes about EHRs Score −0.73 0.60 −0.31 0.83 0.85 0.48 1.05 0.37
Negative attitudes about EHRs Score −0.26 0.83 0.05 0.96 0.60 0.48 0.69 0.52

Note: 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.