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Table 1 Descriptive Summary of the Participating Healthcare Organizations (n = 144)

From: The impact of health information technologies on quality improvement methodologies’ efficiency, throughput and financial outcomes: a retrospective observational study

Organization Type

n (%)

Hospital

134 (93.1)

Ambulatory

10 (6.9)

Location and Teaching Status

 Rural

51 (38.1)

 Urban, nonteaching

67 (50.0)

 Urban, teaching

16 (11.9)

Region

 Northeast

35 (24.3)

 South

48 (33.3)

 Midwest

40 (27.8)

 West

21 (14.6)

Organization’s Size

 Small Hospital

45 (33.6)

 Medium Hospital

20 (14.9)

 Large Hospital

69 (51.5)

Basic HIT Implemented

 Yes

141 (97.9)

 No

3 (2.1)

Comprehensive HIT Implemented (Hospitals)

 Yes

37 (27.6)

 No

97 (72.4)