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General practitioners' use of computers for prescribing and electronic health records: results from a national survey

Authors

McInnes, D. K., Saltman, D. C., Kidd, M. R.

Journal

Med J Aust

Publication Date

2006 Jul 17

Volume

185

Issue

Pages

88-91

HIT Description: computers for clinical purposes, especially prescribing and electronic health record functions More info...
Purpose of Study: to describe how general practitioners use computers for clinical functions
Years of study: 2005
Study Design: cross-sectional
Outcomes: Barriers

Summary:

Settings: stratified random sample of Australian general practitioners
Intervention: survey regarding physician use of computers and use of computerized clinical functions such as prescribing, medication checking, generation of health summaries, running of recall systems and writing of progress notes
Evaluation Method: survey analysis
System Penetration: About 90% of Australian general practitioners were using a clinical software packages, the most common use being prescribing & checking for drug-drug interactions.

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