NDLI: The effect of information technology on hospital performance

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Author	Williams, Cynthia Asi, Yara Raffenaud, Amanda Bagwell, Matt Zeini, Ibrahim
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	While healthcare entities have integrated various forms of health information technology (HIT) into their systems due to claims of increased quality and decreased costs, as well as various incentives, there is little available information about which applications of HIT are actually the most beneficial and efficient. In this study, we aim to assist administrators in understanding the characteristics of top performing hospitals. We utilized data from the Health Information and Management Systems Society and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid to assess 1039 hospitals. Inputs considered were full time equivalents, hospital size, and technology inputs. Technology inputs included personal health records (PHR), electronic medical records (EMRs), computerized physician order entry systems (CPOEs), and electronic access to diagnostic results. Output variables were measures of quality, hospital readmission and mortality rate. The analysis was conducted in a two-stage methodology: Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Automatic Interaction Detector Analysis (AID), decision tree regression (DTreg). Overall, we found that electronic access to diagnostic results systems was the most influential technological characteristics; however organizational characteristics were more important than technological inputs. Hospitals that had the highest levels of quality indicated no excess in the use of technology input, averaging one use of a technology component. This study indicates that prudent consideration of organizational characteristics and technology is needed before investing in innovative programs.
Starting Page	338
Ending Page	346
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13869620
Journal	Health Care Management Science
Volume Number	19
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15729389
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-05-28
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	DEA AID Hospital Health information technology Efficiency Quality Operation Research/Decision Theory Health Administration Health Informatics Management Econometrics Business and Management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health Professions Medicine

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