Primary Care Physicians' Use of Electronic Medical Records
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
International
Publishing Organisation
The Commonwealth Fund: Selected Health and System Statistics
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percent (%) of primary care physicians who report using electronic patient medical records in their practice.
Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods
2019 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians 2019
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025