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September 5, 2012 | Issue Brief
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule on the Stage 2 Meaningful Use criteria that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must meet to qualify as meaningful users of electronic health records (EHRs) and receive incentive payments under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Four Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) teams summarize their work to close the gaps in measuring quality of nursing care.
June 9, 2011 | Issue Brief
Data show patients with electronic health records receive more recommended care.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This research concluded that federal policies which encourage "meaningful use" of electronic health records may improve the quality of care across insurance types.
January 25, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The use of electronic health records (EHRs) results in “improved and more efficient nursing care,” according to a study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing). The study, published in the Journal of Nursing ...
June 25, 2009 | Report
This report highlights case studies from several communities and their successes with using EMRs for performance measurement and quality improvement.
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study examined electronic health record adoption in U.S. hospitals and the relationship to quality and efficiency.
January 27, 2011 | Program Result
The Health Insurance Reform Project advanced the development of a rapid learning health system - involving millions of health records in searchable national databases - to fill knowledge gaps about health care and develop better health care policies.
March 26, 2009 | Journal Article
This study examined all acute care member hospitals of the American Hospital Association to determine how many used Electronic Health Records (EHR), and examined specific characteristics to help identify barriers and facilitators to EHR adoption.
December 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article examines the relationship between use of electronic health record components and the quality of care received by patients. Researchers found no consistent relationship between elements of electronic health records and quality of care.