Comparison of Reported Adoption of EHRs by Family Physicians and Other Specialties, 2001–2011
| NAMCS-FP | NAMCS-NonFP | ABFM | NAMCS-FP vs NAMCS-NonFP P Value | NAMCS-FP vs ABFM P Value | NAMCS-NonFP vs ABFM P Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No. (%) | 95% CL | No. (%) | 95% CL | No. (%) | 95% CL | |||
| 2001 | 98 (17.5) | 10.5 - 27.9 | 915 (18.3) | 15.1-22.0 | – | – | .8511 | – | – |
| 2002 | 190 (20.8) | 15.0-28.0 | 1,043 (16.6) | 13.6-20.1 | – | – | .1619 | – | – |
| 2003 | 164 (18.2) | 12.3-26.1 | 950 (17.1) | 13.2-21.7 | – | – | .7165 | – | – |
| 2004 | 144 (25.1) | 17.8-34.3 | 977 (20.0) | 16.9-23.5 | – | – | .1548 | – | – |
| 2005 | 175 (24.8) | 17.8-33.5 | 1,106 (23.8) | 20.8-27.1 | 610 (28.0) | 24.5-31.6 | .7688 | .3979 | .0525 |
| 2006 | 19 6 ( 32.5) | 26.1-39.7 | 1,115 (28.6) | 25.0 -32.5 | 8, 263 (37.0) | 36.0 -38.0 | .2669 | .1979 | <.0001 |
| 2007 | 305 (39.4) | 33.1-46.0 | 1,438 (33.8) | 30.6-37.3 | 9,507 (43.1) | 42.1-44.0 | .0655 | .2012 | <.0001 |
| 2008 | 431 (50.0) | 42.5-57.4 | 1,907 (40.2) | 36.1-44.4 | 9,692 (49.1) | 48.1-50.1 | .0002 | .7359 | <.0001 |
| 2009 | 460 (57.5) | 52.3-62.5 | 2,186 (46.2) | 43.5-48.9 | 9,558 (54.4) | 53.4-55.4 | <.0001 | .1965 | <.0001 |
| 2010 | 925 (58.1) | 52.9-63.1 | 3,741 (49.3) | 46.8-51.8 | 2,437 (57.4) | 55.4-59.4 | <.0001 | .7334 | <.0001 |
| 2011 | 881 (66.4) | 61.3-71.0 | 3,445 (55.2) | 52.5-57.8 | 2,359 (67.8) | 65.9-69.7 | <.0001 | .5081 | <.0001 |
ABFM = American Board of Family Medicine; EHR = electronic health record; FP = family physician; NAMCS = National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey; non-FP = all other physician specialties.