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Completed Research
Isolating the Effects of HIT on Performance of a Cardiology Unit
Project completed April 2007. A primary issue at the organizational level is whether benefits – financial
and/or quality of care – result from investment in HIT. In this study we apply a
knowledge-based lens to the examination of IT adoption and process-level value,
incorporating the effects of the learning that occurs through complementary IT
adoption. We test hypotheses using data from almost 400
nationally-representative hospitals matched with both quality and financial
performance data. Findings help quantify the extent to which IT used for cardio
care reduces costs and improves the quality of care.
Adoption of Electronic Health Records in the Presence of
Privacy Concerns
Project completed May 2007. Privacy concerns can inhibit the adoption of EHRs. We draw from literature on
attitude formation and change to develop hypotheses that individuals can be
persuaded to support the use and ultimately adopt EHRs, even in the presence of
significant privacy concerns if arguments about the value of EHRs are framed
properly. Using a pseudo-experimental methodology, we assess the impact of
privacy concerns on the relationship between argument framing, issue
involvement, attitude and likelihood of adoption. The study yields important
implications for the design of awareness campaigns related to EHRs.
Social Support and Smoking Cessation in
Technology-Mediated Communities
Project completed summer 2006. We draw upon prior research in social support and social learning to hypothesize
that smoking cessation outcomes can be predicted by the structural social
support (i.e., quantity) and functional social support (i.e., quality) provided
to the individual in the online community. We measure structural social support
by the individual’s tenure in the community and the size of their social
network, i.e., the number of community members they interact with. Functional
social support is assessed by information need fulfillment, group
identification, and identity consonance. Empirical findings from a study of
participants on Quitnet.com provide support for the valuable and powerful
effects of social support from other online community members, i.e., virtual
“strangers”. Implications for the design of online communities for social
support related to wellness are discussed. CHIDS HITmap Project with HIMSS CHIDS had partnered with HIMSS to release a fully-featured, free version of the
HITmap. Please view it at www.HITDashboard.com. The database and digital map
were compiled by the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (Grant
Awardees, CMS/CCIP Pilot Programs, Regional Health Information Organizations
(RHIO), Health Information Exchanges (HIE), Private HIT Initiatives,
Bridges-to-Excellence, and QIO/DOQ-IT. Other Completed Research
- Distribution of PHRs for maximum utility
- Perceived value of using a PHR
- Wireless VoIP communication technology and patient service
- Report Defining the PHR for research and practice
- The emerging digital health divide
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