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Table 1 Healthcare technology variables by level of difficulty

From: Healthcare technologies, quality improvement programs and hospital organizational culture in Canadian hospitals

Healthcare technology variables

Difficulty measure

SE

Infit MNSQ

Infit ZSTD

Outfit MNSQ

Outfit ZSTD

r pm

Barcode medications

2.19

0.60

0.99

0.2

0.45

-0.2

0.23

Barcode medical charts

1.87

0.53

1.03

0.2

1.17

0 .5

0.17

Electronic medical records (EMR)

0.92

0.36

0 .92

-0.3

0.57

-0.7

0.38

Computerized reminder systems

0.78

0.36

1.12

0.6

0 .95

0 .1

0.26

Electronic nursing notes

0.53

0.34

0.95

-0.2

1.50

1.1

0.34

Computerized order sets

0.42

0.33

0.96

-0.1

0.80

-0.3

0.38

Electronic pharmacy orders

0.42

0.33

0 .98

0.0

0.75

-0.4

0.40

Medical automated recording system (MARS)

0.42

0.33

1.06

0 .4

1.32

0 .8

0.33

Computerized treatment protocols

0.22

0.31

0.95

-0.2

0.90

-0.1

0.41

Computerized physician order entry (CPOE)

0.13

0.30

0.97

-0.1

0 .72

-0.7

0.43

Automated medical administration

-0.05

0.29

0.95

-0.2

0.65

-1.0

0.47

Computerized clinical guidelines

-0.14

0.29

1.13

0 .9

1.50

1.5

0.32

Computerized education reference tool

-0.30

0.28

1.04

0 .3

1.23

0 .8

0.39

Automated medical dispensing devices

-0.60

0.27

1.00

0.1

1.18

0 .7

0.45

Picture archive and communication system (PACS)

-0.94

0.26

0.90

-0.9

0.75

-1.2

0.57

Diagnostic Imaging

-2.06

0.20

1.00

0 .1

1.02

0.2

0.53

Benchmarking

-3.80

0.30

1.02

0 .2

1.06

0 .3

0.47

Excluded healthcare technology variables

Measure

SE

Infit MNSQ

ZSTD

Outfit MNSQ

ZSTD

r pm

RFID

3.15

1.01

1.03

0.40

1.02

0.70

-0.02

Barcode patients

2.55

0.73

1.05

0.30

0.92

0.40

-0.01

Barcode lab reports

-0.13

0.93

1.22

1.30

1.64

1.50

0.20