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Hospital IT Sophistication Profiles and Patient Safety Outcomes: A Comparison of Three States

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  • Valeria Hart

    (Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA)

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Information technology (IT) sophistication of acute care hospitals in Texas was measured to explore the relationships between IT infrastructure and patient outcomes using Donabedian’s framework. The sample was acute care hospitals (n=175) with an IT profile using HIMSS, demographic and operations data. Three dimensions of hospital IT sophistication were measured and related to patient care outcomes using the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators (PSI). Significant relationships (p

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  • Valeria Hart, 2013. "Hospital IT Sophistication Profiles and Patient Safety Outcomes: A Comparison of Three States," International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI), IGI Global, vol. 8(1), pages 17-36, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jhisi0:v:8:y:2013:i:1:p:17-36
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