Electronic health record adoption by children's hospitals in the United States.

Mari M. Nakamura; Timothy Ferris; Catherine M. DesRoches; Ashish K. Jha

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Electronic health record adoption by children's hospitals in the United States.

December 15, 2010

Nakamura MM, Ferris T, DesRoches CM, et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010;164(12):1145-51.

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This study highlights the slow adoption of electronic health records in children's hospitals, with less than 3% having a comprehensive system in place. Hospital characteristics were not associated with implementation, and financing was the most important policy strategy identified to promote use.

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