Use of Electronic Medical Records

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publishing Organisation
OECD Health At A Glance 2023
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning

Defining Attributes

Definition

Proportion of primary care physician offices using electronic medical records

Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

OECD Survey of Electronic Health Record System Development and Use, 2012, 2016 and 2021

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods

Reported by country on OECD. Stat stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?QueryId=51881

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
04 November 2025