Improving Patient Care: Pennsylvania Hospitals’ Use of Information Technology
Last Updated: 8/21/2007
This report is based upon the results of a national survey conducted by the American Hospital Association during the fall of 2006, to gauge the extent of health IT use by hospitals, and to identify barriers to adoption. The results represent the most comprehensive picture of hospital IT currently available. A key finding is that Pennsylvania hospitals are deploying more health IT functions at a moderate or high level than hospitals nationwide, but clearly more must be done.