Clinical information technology adoption varies across physician specialties.
This Data Bulletin presents findings from the HSC Community Tracking Study Physician Survey, a nationally representative telephone survey of physicians involved in direct patient care in the continental United States conducted in 1996-97, 1998-99, 2000-01 and 2004-05. The sample of physicians was drawn from the American Medical Association and the American Osteopathic Association master files and included nonfederal, office- and hospital-based physicians who spent at least 20 hours a week in direct patient care. Residents and fellows were excluded. Questions on information technology were added to the 2000-01 survey and continued in the 2004-05 survey. The 2004-05 survey includes responses from more than 6,600 physicians, and the response rate was 52 percent. More detailed information on survey methodology can be found at www.hschange.org.
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D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008490:Medical Informatics; D008511:Medicine; D010821:Physicians, Family; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D013038:Specialization; D013043:Specialties, Surgical; D014481:United States