Table 3.

Multivariable Predictors of Meaningful Use Index Score ^† (n = 296) ^‡

	Unadjusted b	95% CI		p	Adjusted b	95% CI		p
Primary care specialty	0.089	0.053	0.125	**	0.078	0.040	0.116	**
Outpatient visits/week	0.001	0.000	0.001	*	0.001	0.000	0.001
Inpatient visits/week	0.001	−0.001	0.002		0.001	0.000	0.003
Years in practice‐centered at median	−0.001	−0.003	0.001		−0.001	−0.002	0.001
Years using IHS EHR	0.007	0.001	0.013	*	0.007	0.001	0.013	*
Use EHR during each encounter	0.030	−0.004	0.064		0.026	−0.007	0.058
Transition from paper‐based versus electronic records	−0.039	−0.070	−0.007	*	−0.033	−0.065	−0.001	*
Barrier: Productivity loss	−0.042	−0.081	−0.003	*	−0.043	−0.082	−0.004	*

CI, confidence interval; EHR, electronic health record; IHS, Indian Health Service.

^†Meaningful use index ranges from 0 to 1 based on proportion of available functions used, assigning a value of 0.5 for occasional use and 1.0 for routine use, among 10 core functionalities plus 4 optional menu functionalities.

^‡Thirty‐seven physicians were excluded due to missing data.

*p < .05, **p < .001.