Electronic Medical Records, Nurse Staffing, and Nurse‐Sensitive Patient Outcomes: Evidence from California Hospitals, 1998–2007

Michael F. Furukawa, T. S. Raghu, Benjamin B. M. Shao

Health Services Research · 2010 · 117 citations · 46 references

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Abstract

Our results suggest that advanced EMR applications may increase hospital costs and nurse staffing levels, as well as increase complications and decrease mortality for some conditions. Contrary to expectation, we found no support for the proposition that EMR reduced length of stay or decreased the demand for nurses.

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