Table 1 Description of respondents and participating practices
From: Selecting information technology for physicians' practices: a cross-sectional study
| Â | Frequency (n = 399) |
|---|---|
Role in practice | Â |
   Administrator/office manager, finance manager, etc. | 78.9% |
   Billing or scheduling staff | 9.0% |
   Physician, physician's assistant or nurse practitioner | 4.5% |
   Other staff members | 3.8% |
   Information system managers | 3.0% |
   Nurses and medical assistants | 0.8% |
Type of practice | Â |
   Various specialties | 55.7% |
   Primary care | 32.6% |
   Primary care and various specialties | 11.7% |
Practice size | Â |
   Single practitioner | 46.3% |
   2–10 practitioners | 41.3% |
   More than 10 practitioners | 12.4% |
Practice Ownership | Â |
   Private | 83.1% |
   Health system owned | 16.9% |