Utilization of Information Technology in Eastern North Carolina Physician Practices: Determining the Existence of a Digital Divide

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Elizabeth J. Layman (Creator)

David A. Rosenthal (Creator)

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East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: The United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has emphasized the importance of utilizing health information technologies thus making the availability of electronic resources critical for physicians across the country. However few empirical assessments exist regarding the current status of computerization and utilization of electronic resources in physician offices and physicians’ perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of computerization. Through a survey of physicians’ utilization and perceptions of health information technology this study found that a “digital divide” existed for eastern North Carolina physicians in smaller physician practices. The physicians in smaller practices were less likely to utilize or be interested in utilizing electronic health records word processing applications and the Internet. Originally published Perspectives in Health Information Management Vol. 5 No. 3 Winter 2008

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Perspectives in Health Information Management. 5:3(Winter 2008) p. 1-20.

Language: English

Date: 2011

Keywords

electronic health records, perception of health information technology, computerization

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