Date of Conferral
2019
Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
School
Information Systems and Technology
Advisor
Warren Lesser
Abstract
Health information technology (HIT) owner-practitioners who adopt effective strategies for HIT implementation can improve primary facility care delivery and profitability. However, some HIT owner-practitioners have ineffective implementation strategies, so they have not realized the total revenue increases of more than 8%. Grounded in general systems theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore successful strategies primary care practitioners (PCPs) use to implement HIT to improve primary facility care delivery and profitability. The participants included 6 owner-practitioners located in Queens County, NY, who successfully implemented HIT to improve facility care delivery and profitability. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews and a review of relevant practice documents. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis, yielding 3 themes: HIT education and training, costs of transitioning to HIT, and focusing on expected benefits of successful HIT implementation. By providing information on effective HIT strategies, the findings from this study could impact social change because PCPs may rely on faster and more accurate health information data to offer better diagnoses and enhance treatments for patients.
Recommended Citation
Otoo, Samuel O., "Successful Strategies for Implementing Health Information Technology in Primary Care Practice" (2019). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 7949.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7949
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