Table 1.
Information technology infrastructure of neurological practices.
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Practices specialized in MS, n (%) | Other neurological practices, n (%) | P value |
| Existing Internet access |
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31/32 (97) |
36/42 (86) | .13a |
| Continuous Internet connection |
|
20/32 (63) | 16/42 (38) | .04b |
| Internet is used for... |
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Research | 27/32 (84) | 34/42 (81) | .70b |
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Documentation of interventional studies | 22/32 (69) | 28.6% (12/42) | <.001b |
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Documentation of noninterventional studies | 15/32 (47) | 8/42 (19) | .010b |
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Clinical documentation | 11/32 (34) | 3/42 (7) | .003b |
| Documentation via... c |
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|
|
.44b |
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Network | 23/32 (72) | 26/41 (63) |
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|
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Single device | 9/32 (28) | 15/41 (37) |
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| Preferred method of data transmission c |
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|
.10b |
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Online | 17/32 (53) | 14/41 (34) |
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|
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Offline | 15/32 (47) | 27/41 (66) |
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aFisher’s exact test
bChi-square test
cReduced sample size due to missing values