Ability to perform registry functions among practices with and without electronic health records.
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.
McGlinchey
Elizabeth Anne
EA
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Wright
Adam
A
Poon
Eric G
EG
Jenter
Chelsea A
CA
Bates
David W
DW
Bates
David Westfall
DW
Simon
Steven R
SR
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*