Table 3. Logistic Regression Odds Ratios of the Predictors of EHR Adoption (2006–2011)
VariableEstimatePOR95% CI
Intercept0.6055<.0001
Exam year (reference: 2006)
    20070.2686<.00011.3081.228–1.394
    20080.5634<.00011.7571.649–1.871
    20090.8191<.00012.2692.129–2.417
    20101.0624<.00012.8932.625–3.190
    20111.5325<.00014.6304.177–5.131
Age*−0.0207<.00010.9800.977–0.982
Female (reference: male)−0.1097<.00010.8960.857–0.938
IMG (reference: non-IMG)−0.2286<.00010.7960.748–0.846
Type of organization...
    Administration−0.7386<.00010.4780.391–0.584
    Educator0.4236<.00011.5271.386–1.684
    Government0.5666<.00011.7621.615–1.923
    Group (reference)
    HMO1.7015<.00015.4824.657–6.454
    Independent (solo)−0.7655<.00010.4650.439–0.493
    Partnership−0.2633<.00010.7690.720–0.820
    Others−0.4771<.00010.6210.577–0.668
Rural (reference: urban)−0.0147.60610.9850.932–1.042
Geographic-HPSAs (reference: non-Geographic HPSA)−0.1010.01910.9040.831–0.984
MUA/P (reference: non-MUAP)−0.1413<.00010.8680.822–0.917
Census region
    Northeast (reference)
    Midwest−0.0168.61860.9830.920–1.051
    South−0.0134.68480.9870.925–1.053
    West0.1866<.00011.2051.126–1.290
  • Of the 41,445 total, 606 cases were excluded because of missing values in the independent variables.

  • * Age is treated as a continuous variable in the regression. Correct prediction is 67.5% with a 0.500 cut off (R2 = 0.0927; maximum rescaled R2 = 0.1236; P = .1722, Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test). EHR, electronic health records; HMO, health maintenance organization; HPSA, health professional shortage area; IMG, international medical graduates, MUA/P, medically underserved area/population.