title: Electronic health records: eliciting behavioral health providers' beliefs.
abstract: Interviews with 32 community behavioral health providers elicited perceived benefits and barriers of using electronic health records. Themes identified were (a) quality of care, (b) privacy and security, and (c) delivery of services. Benefits to quality of care were mentioned by 100% of the providers, and barriers by 59% of providers. Barriers involving privacy and security concerns were mentioned by 100% of providers, and benefits by 22%. Barriers to delivery of services were mentioned by 97% of providers, and benefits by 66%. Most providers (81%) expressed overall positive support for electronic behavioral health records.
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, 215 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE 68588-0228, USA. nshank@nebraska.edu
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shank
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Willborn
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pytlikzillig
authors.forename: Harmonijoie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D001524:Behavioral Medicine; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009329:Nebraska