The Effect of EHR Adoption on Health Education, Time, and Return Rates
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ISBN-13:
9783659710711
Veröffentl:
2015
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
25.05.2015
Seiten:
68
Autor:
Huade Huo
Gewicht:
119 g
Format:
220x150x5 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
In this analysis, we use National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey data to investigate whether the adoption of the ambulatory electronic health records (EHR) system is associated with changes in patient-specific health education prescription rates, patient-physician interaction time, and returned appointment rates. We estimate the treatment effect of EHR adoption with multinomial propensity score weighting adjusted regressions. We find evidence to suggest that full EHR adoption positively affects patient-specific health education prescription rates. We find no robust evidence to show a significant effect of the EHR system on time utilization or returned appointment rates. We discuss possible reasons for our findings. We recommend linking patient education with quality improvement efforts and improving the usability of EHR systems.