Table 2.
Physician and practice characteristics
| Total (n = 61) | Primary care (n = 29) | Cardiology (n = 14) | Orthopedics (n = 18) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (% male) | 61% | 48%* | 53% | 78% |
| Age in years (x̅ ± sd) | 46.6 ± 11.9 | 48.6 ± 12.1 | 45.5 ± 12.0 | 44.1 ± 11.5 |
| Practice size | ||||
| 1–15 physicians | 26.2% | 31.0% | 14.3% | 27.8% |
| 16–100 physicians | 32.8% | 31.0% | 35.7% | 33.3% |
| > 100 physicians | 41.0% | 38.0% | 50.0% | 38.9% |
| Practice ownership? | ||||
| Hospital/hospital system | 67.2% | 75.8% | 71.4% | 50.0% |
| Independent physician | 32.8% | 24.2% | 28.6% | 50.0% |
| EHR time use in years (x̅, range) | 5.6, 1–15 | 6.9, 1–15* | 5.7, 1–12 | 3.3, 1–8 |
| Use scribe for EHR? | ||||
| Not at all | 85.2% | 93.2%* | 100%* | 61.1% |
| Occasionally | 9.8% | 3.4% | 0% | 27.8% |
| Often | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Almost always | 5.0% | 3.4% | 0% | 11.1% |
Analysis of responses to an online survey completed by 61 participating physicians at the time of enrollment in the study. EHR, electronic health record. In pairwise comparisons between groups, statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) were found only between physicians in the orthopedics group compared with physicians in the other two groups (noted with a “*” symbol)