Date of Award

Winter 12-17-2016

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify the effectiveness of quality of patient care by using an electronic health record system. It is not clear how EHR transcribe patients' health information in an efficient way to manage patients' care. The study will analyze different research literature to evaluate how providers are identifying risk factor and the availability of vital information at the point-of-care. A survey questionnaire will be conducted to subject matter experts to assess the efficiency of EHR. Also, there will be a data abstraction from EHR to evaluate the effectiveness of quality of patient care. The goal is to determine the efficiency of the electronic health records in assisting healthcare providers to manage patient care.

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