Title |
Health information technology capacity at federally qualified health centers: a mechanism for improving quality of care
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, January 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-13-35 |
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Authors |
Jemima A Frimpong, Bradford E Jackson, LaShonda M Stewart, Karan P Singh, Patrick A Rivers, Sejong Bae |
Abstract |
The adoption of health information technology has been recommended as a viable mechanism for improving quality of care and patient health outcomes. However, the capacity of health information technology (i.e., availability and use of multiple and advanced functionalities), particularly in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) on improving quality of care is not well understood. We examined associations between health information technology (HIT) capacity at FQHCs and quality of care, measured by the receipt of discharge summary, frequency of patients receiving reminders/notifications for preventive care/follow-up care, and timely appointment for specialty care. |
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United States | 10 | 71% |
Unknown | 4 | 29% |
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Members of the public | 13 | 93% |
Scientists | 1 | 7% |
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United States | 3 | 2% |
Botswana | 1 | <1% |
Ghana | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 134 | 96% |
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Student > Master | 25 | 18% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 17% |
Researcher | 13 | 9% |
Student > Bachelor | 13 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 8% |
Other | 28 | 20% |
Unknown | 26 | 19% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 40 | 29% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 11% |
Computer Science | 16 | 11% |
Social Sciences | 10 | 7% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 9 | 6% |
Other | 16 | 11% |
Unknown | 33 | 24% |