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Organizational Strategies For The Adoption Of Electronic Medical Records: Toward An Understanding Of Outcome Variation In Nursing Homes, David B. Lipsky, Ariel C. Avgar, James Ryan Lamare

David B Lipsky

[Excerpt] An important element in president-elect Obama's economic stimulus proposal is his plan to invest a significant proportion of federal dollars in installing electronic medical records (EMR) in U.S. healthcare institutions. In emphasizing the need for EMR, Obama is following the advice of numerous healthcare experts who have pointed out that the healthcare sector lags behind other industries in the use of computer technology. They believe the widespread use of EMR would help reduce medical errors, control the costs of healthcare, and lead to significant improvements in the quality of care Americans receive. In this paper we present preliminary results …