Physician EHR adoption and potentially preventable hospital admissions among Medicare beneficiaries: panel data evidence, 2010 2013. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Physician EHR adoption and potentially preventable hospital admissions among Medicare beneficiaries: panel data evidence, 2010 2013. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published October 2016

Physician EHR adoption and potentially preventable hospital admissions among Medicare beneficiaries: panel data evidence, 2010–2013.

Lammers EJ, McLaughlin CG, Barna M. Health Serv Res. 2016 Oct 21; [Epub ahead of print].

Preventing readmission after hospital discharge remains a top national priority. This study showed that ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) adoption is associated with decreased admissions for certain conditions. However, the investigators did not find such a correlation with regard to readmissions. They suggest that improving interoperability between hospital and clinic EHRs is an important next step.

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