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Table 4 Provider Perspectives on Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Decision Support Effectiveness

From: Understanding primary care providers’ perceptions of cancer prevention and screening in a predominantly rural healthcare system in the upper Midwest

Survey Questionsa

Response Options

n

Strongly disagree

n (%)

Somewhat disagree

n (%)

Neither agree nor disagree

n (%)

Somewhat agree

n (%)

Strongly agree

n (%)

Our EMR decision support is easy to use for helping me assess and manage a patient’s cancer risk.

163

7 (4)

43 (26)

21 (13)

78 (48)

14 (9)

The various functions in our EMR decision support are well integrated for helping to assess and manage a patient’s cancer risk.

163

14 (9)

37 (23)

31 (19)

69 (42)

12 (7)

Most providers easily learn how to use the EMR decision support to help them manage a patient’s cancer risk.

161

11 (7)

54 (34)

42 (26)

44 (27)

10 (6)

Our EMR decision support is awkward/cumbersome to use for helping assess and manage a patient’s cancer risk.

163

9 (6)

29 (18)

50 (31)

56 (34)

19 (12)

  1. aQuestions adapted from the SUS (Brooke, 1996)