Health IT maturity and hospital quality

Schooley B., Hikmet N., Atilgan E.

International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence (CSIC), Nevada, United States Of America, 15 - 17 December 2016, pp.45-50, (Full Text) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume:
  • Doi Number: 10.1109/csci.2016.0016
  • City: Nevada
  • Country: United States Of America
  • Page Numbers: pp.45-50
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

This study analyzed the effect of PACS technology automation and integration maturity on hospital quality scores in U.S. hospitals (n = 2,256). We found cardiology PACS level of integration (CPLI) had a significant effect on hospital efficiency (p=0.000); while level of radiology PACS integration (RPLI) had a significant effect on patient experience and outcome scores (p<0.005). Post hoc tests found that each of three different maturity levels were significantly different from one another. Results suggest that high levels of PACS automation and integration with other hospital information systems has an effect on hospital quality. Findings are expected to help formulate strategic plans for the implementation, continued investment, and evolution of costly health IT systems.