Electronic medical record use and efficiency: A DEA and windows analysis of hospitals
Autor: | Yasar A. Ozcan, Abby Swanson Kazley |
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Rok vydání: | 2009 |
Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
medicine.medical_specialty Actuarial science Computer science Health information technology Strategy and Management Geography Planning and Development Electronic medical record Sample (statistics) Management Science and Operations Research medicine.disease Documentation Case mix index Acute care Management system medicine Data envelopment analysis Medical emergency Statistics Probability and Uncertainty health care economics and organizations |
Zdroj: | Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. 43:209-216 |
ISSN: | 0038-0121 |
Popis: | We use data envelopment analysis (DEA) to examine the relationship between hospital electronic medical record (EMR) use and efficiency in a national sample of acute care hospitals. Data sources include the American Hospital Association (AHA), Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and Case Mix Index. Using two research approaches including a retrospective, cross-sectional design and a first differencing repeated measures design, we find limited evidence that EMRs can improve hospital efficiency. Small hospitals may benefit in the area of efficiency through EMR use, but medium and large hospitals generally do not demonstrate such a difference. Likewise, there does not appear to be a significant increase in efficiency over time associated with EMRs when compared to the efficiency of hospitals without such documentation. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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