Can HIT Work Alone? A Security and Socio-Economic Perspective of Healthcare Quality

Healthcare delivery system can immensely benefit from the use of HIT (Healthcare Information Technology). Clinical and administrative automation in hospitals can improve clinical quality through reduced mortality. Previous literature has failed to identify the impact of security technology usage and socio-economic factors on clinical quality improvement. Our paper addresses this gap through the securityHIT interaction and socio-economic impact on overall clinical quality. We used OLS based regression technique to validate our model. We combined survey data of U.S. hospitals from Dorenfest Institute and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from 2011 to 2013. Results from our study will guide healthcare professionals to understand the interaction effect of security, effective technology integration in clinical and administrative automation systems. We also strong evidence of socio-economic impact on mortality rate reduction.