Table 1 Hospital Quality Practices and Strategies Potentially Facilitated by HIT Implementation and Use
From: Hospital implementation of health information technology and quality of care: are they related?
1 | Progress toward achieving hospital-wide quality goals is tracked and communicated to clinical staff |
2 | Quality improvement project results are regularly communicated to clinical staff |
3 | The hospital regularly communicates achievement of hospital-wide quality goals to the general public |
4 | Patient care processes are standardized, where and when appropriate |
5 | Evidence-based practice guidelines/clinical pathways |
6 | Chronic disease registries |
7 | Standing orders |
8 | Medication reconciliation |