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 that physicians who cared for large minority populations had comparable rates of EHR use, identified similar barriers and reported similar benefits.
Jha
Ashish K
AK
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Bates
David W
DW
Jenter
Chelsea A
CA
Orav
E John
EJ
Zheng
Jie
J
Simon
Steven R
SR
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008913:Minority Groups; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology