Physicians’ Attitude towards Electronic Medical Record Systems: An Input for Future Implementers

Table 2

Technology-related variables of physicians in Amhara regional state at five major referral hospitals, Ethiopia, 2018 ().

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Computer literacy	Yes	117	29.0
	No	286	71.0
Having previous EMR experience	Yes	185	45.9
	No	218	54.1
Having IT-related experience	Yes	298	73.9
	No	105	26.1
Prefer EMR than paper based	Yes	245	60.8
	No	158	39.2
Reason for preferring EMR ()	EMR is more secured	228	93
	EMR is time saving	189	77.1
	Store more data	209	85.3
	Easy to access data	214	87.3
	Easy to write report	106	43.2
Reason for not preferring EMR ()	EMR is time consuming	131	92.9
	EMR is difficult to use	124	78.5
	Needs computer skills	108	68.3
	Is electric dependent	120	75.9
Taking training on EMR	Yes	245	60.8
	No	158	39.2