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Physician Characteristics and EMR Attitudes

Physician Characteristics and EMR Attitudes

David Meinert, Dane K. Peterson
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 12
ISBN13: 9781605669885|ISBN10: 1605669881|EISBN13: 9781605669892
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-988-5.ch095
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Meinert, David, and Dane K. Peterson. "Physician Characteristics and EMR Attitudes." Health Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 1491-1502. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-988-5.ch095

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Meinert, D. & Peterson, D. K. (2010). Physician Characteristics and EMR Attitudes. In J. Rodrigues (Ed.), Health Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1491-1502). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-988-5.ch095

Chicago

Meinert, David, and Dane K. Peterson. "Physician Characteristics and EMR Attitudes." In Health Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues, 1491-1502. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-988-5.ch095

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Abstract

Despite the numerous purported benefits of Electronic Medical Records (EMR), the medical profession has been extremely reluctant to embrace the technology. One of the barriers believed to be responsible for the slow adoption of EMR technology is resistance by many physicians who are not convinced of the advantages of using EMR systems. This study examined potential characteristics of physicians that might help identify those individuals that are most likely to pose a threat to the successful implementation of an EMR system in a multi-specialty clinic. The results demonstrated that older physicians and physicians with only minimal computer skills are more likely to have negative attitudes regarding EMR technology. Medical specialists were most likely to have positive attitudes with respects to the use of EMR systems, while primary care physicians were most likely to have doubts regarding the purported benefits of EMR technology.

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