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Table 2 Confirmatory factor analysis of Perceived performance benefits

From: Improving performance in medical practices through the extended use of electronic medical record systems: a survey of Canadian family physicians

Perceived Performance Benefits

Loadings

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

Individual performance improvements (family physician)

     

Improved the quality of preventive care given to my patients

.86

-

-

-

-

Improved the monitoring of my patients with chronic diseases

.82

-

-

-

-

Improved the safety of care for my patients

.69

-

-

-

-

Facilitated application of clinical care guidelines for my patients

.85

-

-

-

-

Facilitated my clinical decision making

.81

-

-

-

-

Improved the quality of prescriptions to my patients

.61

-

-

-

-

Improved the quality of my documentation and clinical notes

-

.70

-

-

-

Improved my communications with health care providers

-

.74

-

-

-

Allowed me to use clinical resources more wisely

-

.78

-

-

-

Reduced the average length of my patient consultations

-

.78

-

-

-

Allowed me to be more efficient

-

.79

-

-

-

Improved communications and interactions with my patients

-

.80

-

-

-

Reduced my time spent on medical documentation and ordering

-

.71

-

-

-

Organizational performance improvements (family practice)

     

Improved the efficiency of the clinic’s staff

-

-

.60

-

-

Improved teamwork and the continuity of care

-

-

.62

-

-

Decreased the clinic’s operating costs

-

-

-

.70

-

Reduced the number of “no shows”

-

-

.72

-

-

Increased the clinic’s revenues

-

-

-

.83

-

Improved the quality of services delivered to the clinic’s patients

-

-

.82

-

-

Decreased the number of patient visits to the clinic

-

-

.76

-

-

Improved collaboration with other clinical care providers

-

-

.73

-

-

Improved prescription management at the clinic

-

-

.64

-

-

Increased access to care for the community served by the clinic

-

-

-

-

.89

Increased immunization rates in the community we serve

-

-

-

-

.77

Composite reliability

.90

.90

.87

.74

.82

Average variance extracted

.61

.58

.49

.59

.69

  1. aOn a 5-point Likert scale (1: strongly disagree, 2: disagree, 3: neutral, 4: agree, 5: strongly agree).
  2. F1: Quality of Care provided by the physician.
  3. F2: Efficiency of the physician.
  4. F3: Practice’s workflow (Operational Performance).
  5. F4: Practice’s financial position (Economic Performance).
  6. F5: Practice’s community (Social Performance).