Table 3.

Average self-reported feeling of comfort with using various components of the electronic health record by institution.

Electronic health record taska, mean (SD)		University of California San Diego (n=95)	University of Nebraska Medical Center (n=52)	P valueb
Looking up information
	Laboratory	4.0 (1.3)	4.2 (0.8)	.19
	Progress note	4.1 (1.2)	4.2 (0.9)	.44
	Clinical documentation errors	2.3 (1.3)	2.4 (1.2)	.54
Entering new information
	Diagnosis	2.7 (1.3)	3.5 (1.0)	<.001
	Problem reported by patient	3.1 (1.4)	3.7 (1.1)	.007
	Immunizations	2.5 (1.3)	2.9 (1.2)	.045
	Allergies	2.9 (1.4)	3.5 (1.1)	.008
	Past medical/social history	3.4 (1.3)	3.8 (1.0)	.06
	Clinical encounter documentation using templatec	3.8 (1.3)	3.9 (1.1)	.47
	Notesd	3.7 (1.4)	3.8 (1.3)	.81
	Message other providers	2.7 (1.4)	1.8 (1.2)	<.001
Medication management
	Entering new medication orders	2.5 (1.4)	3.2 (1.2)	.005
	Verifying medication orders	2.4 (1.3)	2.7 (1.2)	.12
	Reviewing history and scheduled medications	3.2 (1.4)	3.4 (1.1)	.35
	Reconciliation	2.4 (1.2)	2.5 (1.1)	.89
Overall, feeling prepared to work in EHRe		3.1 (1.3)	3.2 (1.0)	.65

^aAverage rating of comfort level using various EHR components on a scale from 1 (very uncomfortable) to 5 (very comfortable). The full survey instrument is available in Multimedia Appendix 1.

^bStudent t test was used to evaluate differences between UCSD and UNMC.

^cDocumenting the clinical encounter using prespecified note templates in the EHR.

^dDocumenting notes, including history and physical examination on admission, progress notes, and discharge summaries.

^eEHR: electronic health record.