Table 2. Awareness and attitude of respondents to the use of electronic medical records (n=202).
| Statements |
Strongly
Agree (%) |
Agree
(%) |
Neutral
(%) |
Disagree
(%) |
Strongly Disagree
(%) |
|
| EMRs would improve quality of care and reduce errors | 145 (71.78) | 52 (25.74) | 4 (1.98) | 1 (0.50) | 0 (0.00) | |
| EMRs would improve quality of work life | 140 (69.31) | 57 (28.22) | 5 (2.48) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
| EMRs would increase patients’ satisfaction | 106 (52.48) | 72 (35.64) | 22 (10.89) | 2 (0.99) | 0 (0.00) | |
| The benefits would outweigh the cost | 100 (49.50) | 87 (43.07) | 12 (5.94) | 2 (0.99) | 1 (0.50) | |
| EMR would decrease burden on physicians | 123 (60.89) | 60 (29.70) | 13 (6.44) | 5 (2.48) | 1 (0.50) | |
| EMRs would make patients’ data accessible | 152 (75.25) | 48 (23.76) | 2(0.99) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
| EMRs would increase practice productivity | 112 (55.45) | 59 (29.21) | 24(11.88) | 5(2.48) | 2 (0.99) | |
| EMRs used in small practices is not feasible because of high capital investment and risk of insufficient return | 26 (12.87) | 53 (26.24) | 33 (16.34) | 73(36.14) | 17 (8.42) | |
| A possible barrier to the use of EMRs is administrative rigidity | 102 (50.50) | 76 (37.62) | 11 (5.45) | 13 (6.44) | 0 (0.00) | |
| EMRs cannot be used without the availability of skilled resources and support | 99 (49.01) | 84 (41.58) | 7 (3.47) | 10 (4.95) | 2 (0.99) | |
| Users resistance to EMRs due to fear of the negative consequences of the technology is a barrier | 71 (35.15) | 80 (39.60) | 29 (14.36) | 19 (9.41) | 3 (1.49) | |
| Proper training would be required | 130 (64.36) | 68 (33.66) | 2 (0.99) | 2 (0.99) | 0 (0.00) | |
| I would devote time to undergo training for its implementation | 95 (47.03) | 87 (43.07) | 15 (7.43) | 5 (2.48) | 0 (0.00) | |
| An EMR system should be implemented in LUTH | 149 (73.76) | 50 (24.75) | 3 (1.49) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | |