Do minority-serving physicians have comparable rates of use of electronic health records?

Given concerns that efforts to improve quality using tools such as electronic health records (EHR) could increase the digital divide among racial groups, we sought to determine whether minority-serving physicians in Massachusetts use EHR at the same rate as non-minority serving physicians. We found...

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Published inAMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings p. 993
Main Authors Jha, Ashish K, Bates, David W, Jenter, Chelsea A, Orav, E John, Zheng, Jie, Simon, Steven R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 11.10.2007
Subjects
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitude to Computers
Diffusion of Innovation
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Massachusetts
Medical Records Systems, Computerized - utilization
Minority Groups
Physicians - psychology
Massachusetts
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Summary:Given concerns that efforts to improve quality using tools such as electronic health records (EHR) could increase the digital divide among racial groups, we sought to determine whether minority-serving physicians in Massachusetts use EHR at the same rate as non-minority serving physicians. We found that physicians who cared for large minority populations had comparable rates of EHR use, identified similar barriers and reported similar benefits.
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ISSN:1559-4076