Drawing upon the previously mentioned notion of “full” or
“extended” use of EHR systems, the 149 family physicians (45% of
the sample) that compose the first EHR user profile were called
Advanced users, as they were found to make broad use of most
of the EHR functionalities available in each of the 8 FCs (88% of
the functionalities on average), with the exception of the “Communication
with other institutions” (46%) and “Electronic transfers”
(39%) categories. Overall, these physicians used on average 21 out
of the 24 functionalities potentially found in an EHR system. In contrast
to the first profile, the 182 physicians (55% of the sample)
composing the second EHR user profile were named Basic users as
their use of EHRs is much narrower on all system functionalities (46% on average), with the possible exception of two clinical functions,
namely “Patient history and clinical notes” (64%) and “Patient
demographics and prescription management” (61%). Overall, family
physicians showing this profile used only 11 out of 24 possible
EHR functionalities on average, noting that their most significant
difference with the other profile was in their much lower use of
the “Patient care management” functionalities (23% vs. 73%). Basic
users would thus tend to view EHRs solely as a tool for achieving
the vision of a “paperless” medical practice, that is, purely for its automational effects
Drawing upon the previously mentioned notion of “full” or“extended” use of EHR systems, the 149 family physicians (45% ofthe sample) that compose the first EHR user profile were calledAdvanced users, as they were found to make broad use of mostof the EHR functionalities available in each of the 8 FCs (88% ofthe functionalities on average), with the exception of the “Communicationwith other institutions” (46%) and “Electronic transfers”(39%) categories. Overall, these physicians used on average 21 outof the 24 functionalities potentially found in an EHR system. In contrastto the first profile, the 182 physicians (55% of the sample)composing the second EHR user profile were named Basic users astheir use of EHRs is much narrower on all system functionalities (46% on average), with the possible exception of two clinical functions,namely “Patient history and clinical notes” (64%) and “Patientdemographics and prescription management” (61%). Overall, familyphysicians showing this profile used only 11 out of 24 possibleEHR functionalities on average, noting that their most significantdifference with the other profile was in their much lower use ofthe “Patient care management” functionalities (23% vs. 73%). Basicusers would thus tend to view EHRs solely as a tool for achievingthe vision of a “paperless” medical practice, that is, purely for its automational effects
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