Brian Whitacre, PhD
Center for Economic Analysis of Rural Health
Phone: 405.744.9825
Email: brian.whitacre@okstate.edu
Department of Agricultural Economics
Oklahoma State University
504 Ag Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
- Publications - (1)
Publications - (1)
2021
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Higher Electronic Health Record (EHR) Functionality Lowers Urban Hospital Costs But Rural Impacts Are Minimal
Policy Brief
Center for Economic Analysis of Rural Health
Date: 09/2021
Increases in Electronic Health Records (EHRs) functionality are associated with reductions in total hospital costs, driven mainly by lower outpatient costs. However, improvements in EHR functionality do not seem to significantly reduce costs for rural hospitals.