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J Am Med Inform Assoc 8:610-615 doi:10.1136/jamia.2001.0080610
  • Original Investigation

The Use of Electronic Medical Records

Table 1

Percentage of Visits in Which Study Physicians Accomplished Communication Tasks

Task EMR (%) (n=102) Control (%) (n=102) P Value
Outline the patient's agenda 15.8 25.0 0.107
Explore psychosocial/ emotional issues 53.9 65.7 0.087
Discuss how health problem affects the patient's life 42.2 52.0 0.161
Check/clarify information 99.0 91.2 0.009
Encourage the patient to ask questions 24.5 7.9 0.001
Ensure completeness at end of visit (e.g., ask “anything else”) 36.3 12.9 0.000

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