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Issue Brief No. 89
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Physicians in Practices with Limited and Higher Levels of IT Support for Patient Care Functions in 2001, by Practice and Physician Characteristics |
Number of Patient Care Functions with IT Support | ||
No More Than One (Limited IT Support) | Four or Five (Higher IT Support) | |
All Physicians |
51%
|
11%
|
Practice Setting |
|
|
Traditional Practice Setting1 |
58*
|
7*
|
Hospital Staff & Other |
46*
|
12*
|
Group >502 |
34
|
20
|
Medical School |
24*
|
19
|
Staff/Group HMO |
15*
|
52*
|
Specialty |
|
|
Primary Care2 |
54
|
12
|
Medical or Surgical Specialty |
49*
|
11
|
Age |
|
|
<552 |
48
|
12
|
55+ |
58*
|
9*
|
Practice Location |
|
|
Metropolitan Area2 |
50
|
11
|
Nonmetropolitan Area |
53
|
9*
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1 Includes solo and two physician practices, groups with 50
or fewer physicians, and physicians in office-based practices owned by a
hospital. 2 Reference Group. * Comparison with reference group is statistically significant at p <= .05. Source: HSC Community Tracking Study Physician Survey, 2001 |