Table 4 Important functionality for inclusion in HIE
FunctionsVery important N (%)aSomewhat important N (%)Not important N (%)
Accessing a comprehensive list of the patient’s medications422 (68.6%)40 (6.5%)10 (1.6%)
Accessing a comprehensive list of the patient’s allergies396 (64.4%)66 (10.7%)15 (2.4%)
Viewing lab results from other providers381 (62.0%)91 (14.8%)16 (2.6%)
Accessing clinical notes378 (61.5%)88 (14.3%)14 (2.3%)
Accessing a patient problem list358 (58.2%)107 (17.4%)20 (3.3%)
Exchanging patient clinical summaries with other physicians343 (55.8%)121 (19.7%)25 (4.1%)
Viewing images from radiology procedures325 (52.8%)130 (21.1%)35 (5.7%)
Indicator of availability of the patient’s NeHII record251 (40.8%)180 (29.3%)44 (7.2%)
Single sign-on232 (37.7%)189 (30.7%)61 (9.9%)
Public health reporting138 (22.4%)257 (41.8%)102 (16.6%)
Additional free access for staff150 (24.4%)217 (35.3%)124 (20.2%)
Accessing electronic insurance information178 (28.9%)205 (33.3%)113 (18.4%)
  • The most common responses are indicated in bold

  • a Percentages were calculated out of 615 participants and do not add up to 100 due to missing data