Healthcare IT and connecticut's acute-care hospitals. An analysis of trends, barriers, impacts and perspectives.
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.
Rankin
Shannon B
SB
Quinnipiac University School of Business, Hamden, Conn, USA.
White
Bruce A
BA
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