Is the availability of hospital IT applications associated with a hospital's risk adjusted incidence rate for patient safety indicators: results from 66 Georgia hospitals.

Steven D Culler; Jonathan N Hawley; Vi Naylor; Kimberly J Rask

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Is the availability of hospital IT applications associated with a hospital's risk adjusted incidence rate for patient safety indicators: results from 66 Georgia hospitals.

October 10, 2007

Culler SD, Hawley JN, Naylor V, et al. J Med Syst. 2007;31(5):319-327.

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This study found no association between the number of information technology applications available in hospitals and improved risk-adjusted Patient Safety Indicator outcomes.

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