Meaningful use Of EHRs among hospitals ineligible for incentives lags behind that of other hospitals, 2009-13

Health Affairs

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 495-501

  Walker, Daniel ^a   Mora, Arthur ^b   Demosthenidy, Mollye M ^b   Menachemi, Nir ^c   Diana, Mark L ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RATE; HOSPITAL; MEANINGFUL USE CRITERIA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MEANINGFUL USE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84960437630     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0924     Document Type: Article

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