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Information Technology Prescription for Small, Medium, and Large Hospitals: An Exploratory study of Acute Care Hospitals in Texas

Information Technology Prescription for Small, Medium, and Large Hospitals: An Exploratory study of Acute Care Hospitals in Texas

Stacy Bourgeois, Edmund Prater, Craig Slinkman
Copyright: © 2009 |Volume: 4 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 12
ISSN: 1555-3396|EISSN: 1555-340X|ISSN: 1555-3396|EISBN13: 9781616920623|EISSN: 1555-340X|DOI: 10.4018/jhisi.2009071004
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Bourgeois, Stacy, et al. "Information Technology Prescription for Small, Medium, and Large Hospitals: An Exploratory study of Acute Care Hospitals in Texas." IJHISI vol.4, no.4 2009: pp.57-68. http://doi.org/10.4018/jhisi.2009071004

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Bourgeois, S., Prater, E., & Slinkman, C. (2009). Information Technology Prescription for Small, Medium, and Large Hospitals: An Exploratory study of Acute Care Hospitals in Texas. International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI), 4(4), 57-68. http://doi.org/10.4018/jhisi.2009071004

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Bourgeois, Stacy, Edmund Prater, and Craig Slinkman. "Information Technology Prescription for Small, Medium, and Large Hospitals: An Exploratory study of Acute Care Hospitals in Texas," International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI) 4, no.4: 57-68. http://doi.org/10.4018/jhisi.2009071004

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Abstract

Hospitals invest in information technology to lower costs and to improve quality of care. However, it is unclear whether these expectations for information technology are being met. This study explores information technology (IT) in a hospital environment and investigates its relationship to mortality, patient safety, and financial performance across small, medium, and large hospitals. Breaking down IT into functional, technical and integration components permits the assessment of different types of technologies’ impact on financial and operational outcomes. Findings indicate that both IT sophistication (access to IT applications) and IT sophistication’s relationship to hospital performance varies significantly between small, medium, and large hospitals. In addition, empirical investigation of quality, safety, and financial performance outcomes demonstrates that the observed impact of IT is contingent upon the category of IT employed.

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