Author ORCID Identifier
Date of Award
12-16-2021
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Department
Business
First Advisor
Carol Saunders
Second Advisor
Lars Mathiassen
Third Advisor
Aaron M. Baird
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Reconciling External Clinical Data: Providers’ Friend Or Foe?
By
Mindy M. Oberg
November 2021
Committee Chair: Dr. Carol Saunders
Major Academic Unit: Doctorate in Business Administration
Adopting Health Information Exchanges (HIE) increased the exchange of clinical data relevant to patient care. This type of data exchange can reduce medical costs and increase efficiencies of care. However, most health care organizations and providers fail to reap the full intended benefits, as only 28% of health care organizations integrate external data into patients’ charts. Researchers, such as Hossein Ahmadi, Mark J. Dobrow, Nir Menachemi, and Farahnaz Sadoughi validate there is no shortage of literature available related to the adoption of HIE technology. However, no previous studies address adoption attributes for reconciling and integrating data into patients’ charts to address this gap, so this study uses a case study of a safety net hospital, Grady Hospital. This study draws on the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework, developed by Tornatzky and Fleischer in 1990, to determine adoption-related factors. As a result, this study offers a process model with detailed opportunities to increase reconciliation and integration of external clinical data. The detailed account demonstrates how the TOE framework remains relevant and applicable in the adoption of reconciling and integrating external clinical data.
Keywords: Continuity of Care Document (CCD), External Clinical Data, Health Information Exchange (HIE), Health care Information Technology (HIT), Interoperability, Merit-Based Incentive Payments System (MIPS), Promoting Interoperability (PI), Receiving and Incorporating Clinical Data, Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) Framework
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/26725689
Recommended Citation
Oberg, Mindy, "Reconciling External Clinical Data: Providers’ Friend Or Foe?." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/26725689
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