%0 Journal Article
%T Correlation between an Independent Electronic Health Record & External Ranking of ChildrenĄ¯s Hospitals
%A Lane F. Donnelly
%A David Scheinker
%A Natalie M. Pageler
%A Andrew Y. Shin
%J Health
%P 81-89
%@ 1949-5005
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/health.2021.132008
%X <strong>Introduction: </strong>To evaluate the correlation between the presence of an independent EHR (compared to a shared EHR system within an adult hospital system) and an externally-derived third party ranking of childrenĄ¯s hospitals. <strong>Methods:</strong> ChildrenĄ¯s hospitals that ranked in the top fifty of the 2019-2020 US News and World Report (USNWR) were included in the analysis. The mean and median ranking of childrenĄ¯s hospitals with independent versus a shared EHR was evaluated. The 2019-2020 USNWR rankings of the top twenty adult hospitals in the United States were then evaluated. For each childrenĄ¯s hospital with an associated adult hospital that was both ranked, it was noted as to whether the EHR for the childrenĄ¯s hospital was independent or shared and statistical differences in rankings compared. <strong>Results: </strong>Among the top 50 childrenĄ¯s hospitals included, the median USNWR ranking for hospitals was statistically different with an independent EHR than with a shared EHR (13 vs. 30.0) (p = 0.002). The 21 top ranked adult hospitals were associated with 17 childrenĄ¯s hospitals ranked in the top 50. The median ranking for those with an independent EHR was statistically different for those with independent EHR versus shared EHR (7 vs. 28) (p = 0.002). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> ChildrenĄ¯s hospitals with an independent EHR are associated with higher scores on an independent external ranking of hospital quality compared to those which share an EHR with a partner adult hospital.
%K Electronic Health Record
%K Quality
%K Pediatrics
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=107001