Health Information Technology and its Effects on Hospital Costs, Outcomes, and Patient Safety
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13774723 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Encinosa (0000-0002-1970-5620, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, corresponding author), William E Encinosa, Jaeyong Bae (0009-0007-3022-4426) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 288-303 |
| Publication date | 2011-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_48.04.02 |
| PMID | 22397059 |
| OpenAlex | W2052345394 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 41 |
Underlying many reforms in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the use of electronic medical records (EMRs) to help contain costs. We use MarketScan claims data and American Hospital Association information technology (IT) data to examine whether EMRs can contain costs in the ACA's reforms to reduce patient safety events. We find EMRs do not reduce the rate of patient safety events. However, once an event occurs, EMRs reduce death by 34%, readmissions by 39%, and spending by $4,850 (16%), a cost offset of $1.75 per $1 spent on IT capital. Thus, EMRs contain costs by better coordinating care to rescue patients from medical errors once they occur
Business · Economics · Health care · Health information technology · Intensive care medicine · Medical emergency · Patient safety · Risk analysis (engineering · Electronic Health Records Systems · Medical Coding and Health Information · Medicine · Patient Safety and Medication Errors
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2015 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |