Mitchell Stacy, Yaylacicegi Ulku
Cameron School of Business, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA.
Int J Electron Healthc. 2012;7(2):125-40. doi: 10.1504/IJEH.2012.049874.
Hospitals invest in information technology to lower costs and to improve quality of care. With presidential leaders backing an in place policy that requires Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to be implemented in all hospitals by 2014 and the unveiling of a $1.2 billion grant for these systems, it is essential to understand the operational impacts of EHRs. This study explores EHRs in a hospital environment and investigates their relationship to quality of care and patient safety. EHRs are categorised into four functional groups: patient information data, results management, order entry, and decision support. This new knowledge will provide a better understanding of the relationship between EHRs and operational outcomes by showing the impact of various EHR functions on patient safety and quality of care.
医院投资信息技术以降低成本并提高护理质量。由于总统领导支持一项现行政策，该政策要求到2014年在所有医院实施电子健康记录（EHRs），并且为这些系统公布了12亿美元的拨款，因此了解EHRs的运营影响至关重要。本研究探讨了医院环境中的EHRs，并调查了它们与护理质量和患者安全的关系。EHRs分为四个功能组：患者信息数据、结果管理、医嘱录入和决策支持。通过展示各种EHR功能对患者安全和护理质量的影响，这些新知识将有助于更好地理解EHRs与运营结果之间的关系。
