Table 2.

Multivariate associations between certified EHR adoption and hospital characteristics among psychiatric hospitals (n=1,059)

		β	OR (95% CI)
System affiliation
	No	Reference	Reference
	Yes	0.164	1.18 (0.87–1.60)
Region**
	Northeast	Reference	Reference
	Midwest	0.673	1.96 (1.35–2.84)
	South	0.914	2.49 (1.67–3.72)
	West	1.056	2.88 (1.77–4.66)
Teaching status
	No	Reference	Reference
	Yes	0.114	1.12 (0.80–1.57)
Location
	Rural	Reference	Reference
	Urban	−0.327	0.72 (0.50–1.05)
Beds**
	Small	Reference	Reference
	Medium	0.324	1.38 (0.98–1.95)
	Large	0.827	2.29 (1.52–3.44)
Ownership*
	Government	Reference	Reference
	For-profit	−0.619	0.54 (0.34–0.85)
	Not-for-profit	0.555	1.74 (1.22–2.49)
Network**
	No	Reference	Reference
	Yes	0.579	1.78 (1.34–2.37)
HMO
	No	Reference	Reference
	Yes	0.323	1.38 (0.86–2.21)
PPO
	No	Reference	Reference
	Yes	0.445	1.56 (0.94–2.58)

Notes: *p<0.05; **p<0.01.

Abbreviations: EHRs, electronic health records; HMO, healthmaintenance organization; PPO, preferred provider organization.