Health information technology

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2007

• Small, Stand-Alone, and Struggling: The Adoption of Health Information Technology by Rural Hospitals (Policy Brief)
  Author(s): Julie A. Schoenman
  Research center: Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
  Topics: Health information technology, Hospitals and clinics
  Report Number: Policy Analysis Brief W Series No. 10
  Date: 04 / 2007
  Reports findings from a national survey of rural hospitals designed to investigate how differences among the hospitals affect their implementation of health IT. A full report is also available.
• Small, Stand-Alone, and Struggling: The Adoption of Health Information Technology by Rural Hospitals (Full Report)
  Author(s): Julie A. Schoenman
  Research center: Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
  Topics: Health information technology, Hospitals and clinics
  Date: 02 / 2007
  Reports the full findings from a national survey of rural hospitals designed to investigate how differences among the hospitals affect their implementation of health IT.

2006

• Roadmap for the Adoption of Health Information Technology in Rural Communities
  Author(s): Julie A. Schoenman, Joy Keeler, Adil Moiduddin, Benjamin N. Hamlin
  Research center: Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
  Topic: Health information technology
  Date: 08 / 2006
  Assists rural providers who are just beginning their investigation of using health IT, and its applicability to their organization.
• Current Status of Health Information Technology Use in CAHs
  Author(s): Michelle Casey, Jill Klingner, Walt Gregg, Ira Moscovice, Emily Nicholson, Tami Lichtenberg, Terry Hill
  Research center: Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, Health information technology
  Report Number: Briefing Paper No. 11
  Date: 05 / 2006
  Both the public and private sectors have focused considerable attention on health information technology (HIT) as a potential means of improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care. The purpose of this briefing paper is to assess the current status of HIT use in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) nationally. This project is part of the federal Office of Rural Health Policy's initiative to implement national performance measures for the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program. It was conducted by the Flex Monitoring Team in collaboration with the Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC) at the Rural Health Resource Center in Duluth, Minnesota. Data for the study came from a national survey of CAHs conducted in March and April 2006. Report produced by the Flex Monitoring Project, funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy.

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