title: Healthcare IT and connecticut's acute-care hospitals. An analysis of trends, barriers, impacts and perspectives.
abstract: In recent years there has been much discussion in regards to the uses of information technology in healthcare. This paper presents a snapshot and analysis of the current information technology outlook in Connecticut's acute-care hospitals. Seventy-seven percent of the state's acute-care hospitals participated in the study. The authors found that the hospitals, on average, have implemented IT applications at a much higher rate than the rest of the United States. The authors also found that patient safety is the leading motivation behind IT implementation.
authors.affiliation: Quinnipiac University School of Business, Hamden, Conn, USA.
authors.forename: Shannon B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Rankin
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D003237:Connecticut; D003422:Critical Care; D003625:Data Collection; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D017751:Safety Management