Higher Electronic Health Record Functionality Is Associated with Lower Operating Costs in Urban—but Not Rural—Hospitals

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Explores the relationship between electronic health record (EHR) use and functionality and hospital operating costs. Examines the effects of different categories of EHR functionality on general, inpatient, and outpatient costs. Compares the relationship between EHR functionality and operating costs across urban and rural hospitals.

Claudia A. Rhoades, Brian E. Whitacre, Alison F. Davis

Applied Clinical Informatics, 13(3), 665-676

05/2022

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Health information technology · Healthcare business and finance · Hospitals · Inpatient care · Outpatient care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data