Table 2 Percent information technology availability among child health providers (n = 1,021) in Florida.
Child Health Providers (CHPs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Information Technology Available | General Pediatricians (n = 613) | Family Physicians* (n = 138) | Pediatric Sub-specialists (n = 270) | Differences among CHPs1 P-value | All other Physicians (n = 3,159) | Difference between CHPs and all other Physicians1P-value |
Office-based Computer | 77.4 | 82.9 | 89.3 | <.001 | 81.0 | .772 |
Internet Access | 96.7 | 97.7 | 97.6 | .708 | 96.3 | .246 |
Dial-up connection only | 14.6 | 15.2 | 7.9 | .045 | 11.9 | .454 |
High-speed connection | 83.4 | 81.1 | 89.2 | .089 | 85.6 | .514 |
Email with patients (or family members) | 14.4 | 20.4 | 16.8 | .198 | 16.8 | .539 |
Practice has a website | 43.0 | 46.0 | 44.4 | .795 | 42.0 | .356 |
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) | 38.3 | 39.5 | 37.9 | .951 | 37.2 | .499 |
Electronic Health Records (EHR) | 13.7 | 26.1 | 29.6 | <.001 | 24.8 | .001 |