Background#R##N#With the introduction and implementation of a variety of government programs and policies to encourage adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs), EMRs are being increasingly adopted in North America. We sought to evaluate the completeness of a variety of EMR fields to determine if family physicians were comprehensively using their EMRs and the suitability of use of the data for secondary purposes in Ontario, Canada.
['Karen Tu', 'Jessica Widdifield', 'Jacqueline Young', 'William Oud', 'Noah Ivers', 'Debra A. Butt', 'Chad A. Leaver', 'Liisa Jaakkimainen']
Are family physicians comprehensively using electronic medical records such that the data can be used for secondary purposes? A Canadian perspective