Emergency department information system implementation and process redesign result in rapid and sustained financial enhancement at a large academic center

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 527-535

  Shapiro, Jason S ^a,b   Baumlin, Kevin M ^b   Chawla, Neal ^b,c   Genes, Nicholas ^a   Godbold, James ^b   Ye, Fen ^b   Richardson, Lynne D ^b  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized medical record systems; Cost and cost analysis; Emergency medicine; Hospital financial management; Informatics

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; COST; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKFLOW;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEW YORK CITY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); WORKFLOW;

EID: 77953595295     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00720.x     Document Type: Review

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