Table 1

Electronic health record implementation factors common to all user groups

Factor

User groups (number of studies)

Number of studies (%)

Physicians

Health care professionals

Managers

Patients

Design or technical concerns

9

9

3

1

22 (42.3)

Privacy and security concerns

4

5

4

8

21 (40.4)

Cost issues

8

3

7

1

19 (36.5)

Lack of time and workload

7

6

3

1

17 (32.7)

Motivation to use EHR

3

7

2

4

16 (30.8)

Productivity

4

5

3

2

14 (26.9)

Perceived ease of use

3

6

2

2

13 (25.0)

Patient and health professional interaction

3

4

1

4

12 (23.1)

Interoperability

2

2

3

3

10 (19.2)

Familiarity, ability with EHR

2

2

2

3

9 (17.3)

McGinn et al. BMC Medicine 2011 9:46   doi:10.1186/1741-7015-9-46