IT-Enabled Clinical Decision Support: An Empirical Study on Antecedents and Mechanisms

Table 2

Health information exchange survey items and descriptive statistics.

HIE construct items	Mean	SD
(1) Interact with patients by e-mail about health-related issues	4.71	0.61
(2) Make appointments at other providers on patients’ behalf	4.63	0.66
(3) Send/receive a referral and discharge letters	4.49	0.74
(4) Transfer prescriptions to pharmacists	4.60	0.66
(5) Exchange patient data with other healthcare providers and professionals	4.42	0.77
(6) Receive laboratory reports	4.60	0.64
(7) Receive/send laboratory reports and share them with healthcare professionals/providers	4.49	0.75
(8) Exchange patient medication lists with other healthcare professionals/providers	4.55	0.72
(9) Exchange radiology reports with other healthcare professionals/providers	4.47	0.76
(10) Exchange medical patient data with any healthcare provider in other countries	4.88	0.39
(11) Certify sick leaves	4.65	0.69
(12) Certify disabilities	4.81	0.48