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Catherine M. DesRoches
Researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Publications - 196
Citations - 13552
Catherine M. DesRoches is an academic researcher from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Health information technology. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 189 publications receiving 12156 citations. Previous affiliations of Catherine M. DesRoches include Commonwealth Fund & Harvard University.
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Use of electronic health records in U.S. hospitals.
Ashish K. Jha,Catherine M. DesRoches,Eric G. Campbell,Karen Donelan,Sowmya R. Rao,Timothy G. Ferris,Alexandra E. Shields,David Blumenthal +7 more
TL;DR: The very low levels of adoption of electronic health records in U.S. hospitals suggest that policymakers face substantial obstacles to the achievement of health care performance goals that depend on health information technology.
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Electronic Health Records in Ambulatory Care — A National Survey of Physicians
Catherine M. DesRoches,Eric G. Campbell,Sowmya R. Rao,Karen Donelan,Timothy G. Ferris,Ashish K. Jha,Rainu Kaushal,Douglas E. Levy,Sara J. Rosenbaum,Alexandra E. Shields,David Blumenthal +10 more
TL;DR: Physicians who use electronic health records believe such systems improve the quality of care and are generally satisfied with the systems, but as of early 2008, electronic systems had been adopted by only a small minority of U.S. physicians, who may differ from later adopters of these systems.
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Defensive medicine among high-risk specialist physicians in a volatile malpractice environment.
David M. Studdert,Michelle M. Mello,William M. Sage,Catherine M. DesRoches,Jordon Peugh,Kinga Zapert,Troyen A. Brennan +6 more
TL;DR: Defensive medicine is highly prevalent among physicians in Pennsylvania who pay the most for liability insurance, with potentially serious implications for cost, access, and both technical and interpersonal quality of care.
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Views of practicing physicians and the public on medical errors.
Robert J. Blendon,Catherine M. DesRoches,Mollyann Brodie,John M. Benson,Allison B. Rosen,Eric C. Schneider,Drew E. Altman,Kinga Zapert,Melissa J. Herrmann,Annie E. Steffenson +9 more
TL;DR: Though substantial proportions of the public and practicing physicians report that they have had personal experience with medical errors, neither group has the sense of urgency expressed by many national organizations to advance their agenda.
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Research Commentary---The Digital Transformation of Healthcare: Current Status and the Road Ahead
TL;DR: This commentary surveys the landscape of existing studies on HIT to provide an overview of the current status of HIT research and identifies three major areas that warrant further research: HIT design, implementation, and meaningful use; measurement and quantification of HIT payoff and impact; and extending the traditional realm of HIT.