title: Ability to perform registry functions among practices with and without electronic health records.
abstract: Patient care registries allow physicians to identify patients based on a subset of conditions, including medicine prescribed, laboratory results and diagnosis. The presence of EHRs and a physician's ability to query across patient medical records is unknown in Massachusetts. A survey was conducted to examine the presence of EHRs in medical practices, and the degree to which EHRs enable physicians to carry out registry functions. EHR adoption was correlated with the use of registry functions.
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth Anne
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: McGlinchey
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Eric G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: Chelsea A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Jenter
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: David Westfall
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008404:Massachusetts; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*