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Financial Position And Adoption Of Electronic Health Records: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study, Jay J. Shen, Gregory O. Ginn
Financial Position And Adoption Of Electronic Health Records: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study, Jay J. Shen, Gregory O. Ginn
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AIM: Financial barriers are a major factor of slow electronic health record (EHR) adoption among US hospitals. All existing literature focuses on relationships between current or short-term financial position and EHR adoption. This study examines relationship between financial position in previous years and the current level of EHR adoption.
METHODS: Retrospective longitudinal data were extracted from (1) the 2009 American Hospital Association (AHA) EHR implementation survey; (2) the 2002 and 2006 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Cost Reports; and (3) the 2002 and 2006 AHA Annual Survey containing organizational and operational data. The final sample was 2,701 acute care hospitals …