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

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  • Stacy Bourgeois

    (University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA)

  • Edmund Prater

    (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)

  • Craig Slinkman

    (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)

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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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  • Stacy Bourgeois & Edmund Prater & Craig Slinkman, 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), IGI Global, vol. 4(4), pages 57-68, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jhisi0:v:4:y:2009:i:4:p:57-68
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    1. Dobrzykowski, David & Saboori Deilami, Vafa & Hong, Paul & Kim, Seung-Chul, 2014. "A structured analysis of operations and supply chain management research in healthcare (1982–2011)," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 147(PB), pages 514-530.

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