Integration in primary community care networks (PCCNs): examination of governance, clinical, marketing, financial, and information infrastructures in a national demonstration project in Taiwan

Table 6 Item descriptions and analyses for integration dimension: information infrastructure (n = 928)

Item Descriptions		Clinic-clinic Relationship (1)			Clinic-hospital Relationship (2)
		Frequency (%)			Frequency (%)			Pair-t tests
		never thinking	brain storming	acting	never thinking	brain storming	acting
78	Establish electronic medical record system	23.81	21.44	54.74	17.78	21.66	60.56	(1)<(2)***
79	Establish regional information network for pt clinical data	29.85	24.68	45.47	20.26	24.35	55.39	(1)<(2)***
80	Establish regional information network for clinical service arrangements	30.60	27.59	41.81	21.88	26.62	51.51	(1)<(2)***
81	Establish regional information network for pt administrative data	40.63	27.16	32.22	33.94	26.83	39.22	(1)<(2)***
82	Establish regional information network for administrative works, such as registration, billings, and so on	59.38	25.00	15.63	53.45	25.43	21.12	(1)<(2)***
83	Establish regional information network for information management	46.12	28.13	25.75	39.66	27.37	32.97	(1)<(2)***
84	Establish united web pages	42.35	28.02	29.63	37.72	26.83	35.45	(1)<(2)***

Note:
1. Paired t test: ***p < 0.001
2. Items measured as scale 0 (never thinking), 1 (brain storming), 2 (developing), and 3 (completely acting). And for frequency counts, "acting" was counted by adding the items "developing" and "completely acting" together.

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