Computer Use
Proportion of physicians who personally use a computer for various purposes
Overall | Females | Males | < 35 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | |
Total | 3128 | 938 | 2190 | 320 | 1033 | 957 | 585 | 233 |
Electronic billing | 14.2% | 10.3% | 15.9% | 10.3% | 15.5% | 15.0% | 14.5% | 9.9% |
Electronic patient records | 12.5% | 10.8% | 13.2% | 10.3% | 13.1% | 14.1% | 12.3% | 6.9% |
General office management (e.g. word processing) | 28.2% | 22.6% | 30.6% | 26.6% | 33.5% | 29.0% | 23.4% | 15.5% |
Decision aids in patient management (e.g. checking for drug interactions) | 15.3% | 13.5% | 16.0% | 13.1% | 16.1% | 17.9% | 14.2% | 6.9% |
Electronic mail | 53.4% | 47.0% | 56.2% | 60.6% | 59.1% | 57.5% | 44.3% | 24.5% |
CD ROM professional resources (all types) | 37.8% | 30.1% | 41.1% | 40.3% | 42.8% | 40.5% | 32.0% | 15.5% |
CME on diskette or CD-ROM | 34.4% | 28.8% | 36.8% | 34.7% | 37.1% | 39.4% | 28.9% | 15.0% |
GP/FP | Med Spec | Surg Spec | Rural | Urban | |
Total | 1685 | 1035 | 408 | 302 | 2826 |
Electronic billing | 13.3% | 15.6% | 14.7% | 14.9% | 14.2% |
Electronic patient records | 10.2% | 16.4% | 12.0% | 8.3% | 13.0% |
General office management (e.g. word processing) | 26.1% | 34.4% | 21.3% | 23.8% | 28.7% |
Decision aids in patient management (e.g. checking for drug interactions) | 14.0% | 18.8% | 11.5% | 16.2% | 15.2% |
Electronic mail | 45.7% | 65.2% | 55.4% | 46.4% | 54.2% |
CD ROM professional resources (all types) | 30.0% | 47.2% | 45.8% | 37.4% | 37.8% |
CME on diskette or CD-ROM | 28.8% | 40.5% | 41.7% | 34.1% | 34.4% |