Physician computer skills: a prerequisite to the future in healthcare services.

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  • Author(s): Anderson DM;Anderson DM; Asher LM; Wilson EA
  • Source:
    The Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association [J Ky Med Assoc] 2007 Feb; Vol. 105 (2), pp. 67-71.
  • Publication Type:
    Comparative Study; Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Kentucky Medical Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7505615 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0023-0294 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00230294 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Ky Med Assoc Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Louisville, KY : Kentucky Medical Association
    • Subject Terms:
      Computer Literacy* ; Physicians*; Health Services/*trends; Age Distribution ; Attitude to Computers ; Computer Communication Networks ; Electronic Mail ; Female ; Humans ; Kentucky ; Licensure, Medical ; Male ; Medical Records Systems, Computerized ; Middle Aged ; Rural Population ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Urban Population ; Word Processing
    • Abstract:
      Physicians in Kentucky have been slow to endorse and implement electronic medical records and other forms of information technology (IT), although this technology is available to them. Information was ob tained from medical relicensure data for all licensed Kentucky physicians and through two sample surveys to assess the use of IT in Kentucky medicine. Sixty-eight percent of licensed physicians recorded an e-mail address on their annual relicensure application, but more physicians were knowledgeable about IT than indicated by this relicensure response. A recorded e-mail address was more likely for younger physicians, physicians in hospital-based specialties, and those in larger medical specialty or academic physician groups. Those entering an email address were more likely to use IT for e-mail, word-processing, searching medical literature, and even consulting with other physicians. Only 10% of physicians with an e-mail address and 4.5% ofj those who did not list an e-mail address used e-mail to communicate with patients. Physicians entering an e-mail address were also more likely to employ an electronic medical record in their practice. Increased use of IT in medical practices is likely only if it can be associated with an increase in reimbursement or an improvement in quality of care.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20070330 Date Completed: 20070718 Latest Revision: 20151119
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      17390734