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Electronic Health Records: Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care in Texas Acute Care Hospitals

Electronic Health Records: Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care in Texas Acute Care Hospitals

Stacy Bourgeois, Ulku Yaylacicegi
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781466617551|ISBN10: 1466617551|EISBN13: 9781466617568
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1755-1.ch002
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Bourgeois, Stacy, and Ulku Yaylacicegi. "Electronic Health Records: Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care in Texas Acute Care Hospitals." Advancing Technologies and Intelligence in Healthcare and Clinical Environments Breakthroughs, edited by Joseph Tan, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 18-32. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1755-1.ch002

APA

Bourgeois, S. & Yaylacicegi, U. (2012). Electronic Health Records: Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care in Texas Acute Care Hospitals. In J. Tan (Ed.), Advancing Technologies and Intelligence in Healthcare and Clinical Environments Breakthroughs (pp. 18-32). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1755-1.ch002

Chicago

Bourgeois, Stacy, and Ulku Yaylacicegi. "Electronic Health Records: Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care in Texas Acute Care Hospitals." In Advancing Technologies and Intelligence in Healthcare and Clinical Environments Breakthroughs, edited by Joseph Tan, 18-32. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1755-1.ch002

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Abstract

Electronic health records (EHRs) have been proposed as a sustainable solution for improving the quality of medical care. This study investigates how EHR use, as implemented and utilized, impacts patient safety and quality performance. Data in this paper include nonfederal acute care hospitals in the state of Texas, and the data sources include the American Hospital Association, the Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council, and the American Hospital Directory. The authors use partial least squares modeling to assess the relationship between hospital EHR use, patient safety, and quality of care. Patient safety is measured using 11 indicators as identified by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and quality performance is measured by 11 mortality indicators as related to 2 constructs, that is, conditions and surgical procedures. Results identify positive significant relationships between EHR use, patient safety, and quality of care with respect to procedures. The authors conclude that there is sufficient evidence of the relationship between hospital EHR use and patient safety, and that sufficient evidence exists for the support of EHR use with hospital surgical procedures.

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