Michael F. Furukawa, PhD

January 08, 2016

We assessed physician attitudes on ease of use of electronic health record (EHR) functionalities related to “Meaningful Use” and whether ease of use was associated with EHR characteristics.

September 17, 2014

This is the first empirical evidence to demonstrate increased competition and innovation in the EHR industry as a result of the HITECH program.

November 25, 2013

Balancing competing goals of innovation and regulatory oversight will influence the evolution of the vendor market for certified ambulatory electronic health record products.

October 23, 2013

We assessed physicians' capability to electronically share clinical information with other providers and describe variation in exchange capability across states and electronic health record vendors.

September 20, 2013

Using nationally representative transactional e-prescribing data, this study describes the trends of e-prescribing adoption by providers and pharmacies.

July 10, 2013

While more than 75% of hospitals are participating in the federal electronic health record incentive program, small hospitals and Critical Access hospitals lag behind.

March 14, 2013

We assessed Regional Extension Centers' (RECs') progress in promoting EHR adoption among providers in rural and health professional shortage areas and found that RECs are achieving much success in enrolling these providers.

December 16, 2011

The authors discuss the wide-reaching impact of legislation spurring the adoption of health information technology and provide an overview of the content found in this special issue.

April 20, 2011

The relationship between electronic medical record use and efficiency/productivity during office visits varied by type of service and reason for visit.