Electronic Medical Records and Cost Efficiency in Hospital Medical-Surgical Units
This study examines the impact of electronic medical records (EMRs) on cost efficiency in hospital medical-surgical units. Using panel data on California hospitals from 1998 to 2007, we employed stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) to estimate the relationships between EMR implementation and the cost...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2010-05-01
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| Series: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_47.02.110 |