'Most wired' hospitals widen gap over others.
More than 90% of most wired conduct return-on-investment analyses to justify expenditures. Computerized physician order entry is 10 times more likely to be used at most wired organizations than at least wired facilities. Information technology education of staff takes high priority at hospitals ranking high in survey.
D019985:Benchmarking; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013685:Telecommunications; D014481:United States