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Table 3 Learning of system features (n = 94 physicians)

From: Learning, understanding and the use of information technology: a survey study among primary care physician trainees

 

Learning strategies used (N, %)*2

*1

Manual

Online source

Course

Others explained

Trial and error

Other ways

1 Management of medical patient data (n = 94)

5 (3.6%)

0

2 (1.4%)

84 (60.0%)

47 (33.6%)

2 (1.4%)

2 Overview of medical data of a patient (n = 94)

3 (2.3%)

0

1 (0.8%)

76 (59.4%)

44 (34.4%)

4 (3.1%)

3 Writing of letters to other physicians (n = 94)

2 (1.6%)

0

2 (1.6%)

86 (66.7%)

37 (28.7%)

2 (1.6%)

4 Ordering of treatments (n = 93)

3 (2.3%)

0

1 (0.8%)

83 (64.8%)

40 (31.3%)

1 (0.8%)

5 Interpretation of medical data (e.g. test results) (n = 92)

3 (2.5%)

0

1 (0.8%)

65 (54.2%)

46 (38.3%)

5 (4.2%)

6 Overview of practice data (e.g. prescriptions) (n = 77)

2 (2.2%)

0

0

56 (60.2%)

21 (22.6%)

14 (15.1%)

7 Provision of patient information in consultations (n = 90)

3 (2.6%)

0

1 (0.9%)

60 (51.7%)

48 (41.4%)

4 (3.4%)

8 Administrative coding for reimbursement (n = 92)

3 (2.4%)

2 (1.6%)

3 (2.4%)

81 (65.9%)

32 (26.0%)

2 (1.6%)

9 Quarterly overviews and cost statements (n = 71)

2 (2.3%)

0

0

51 (59.3%)

16 (18.6%)

17 (19.8%)

  1. *1 Figures lower than n = 94 indicate that not all physicians answered the question, *2 multiple answers possible, percentages are reported using denominator as sum of all the answers including duplicates