Exploring hospital-based health information technology functions for patients with Alzheimer's Disease and related Dementias.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated whether hospital-adopted health information technology (HIT) is associated with a reduction in the frequency of preventable emergency department (ED) visits for patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). We used data from the 2015 State Emergency Department Databases, Area Health Resources File, and the American Hospital Association Annual Survey Information Technology Supplement. We employed multivariable logistic regression models to examine the variation of the likelihood of having preventable ED visits by hospitals' adoption of HIT functions and adjusted for patient, hospital, and county-level factors. We focused on hospital-HIT functions related to patient engagement, routine integration and availability of electronic clinical information,

SUBMITTER: Wang N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8256283 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature