Elizabeth A. McGlynn, PhD

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December 22nd 2010

Electronic Health Record Adoption and Quality Improvement in US Hospitals

Spencer S. Jones, PhD John L. Adams, PhD Eric C. Schneider, MD Jeanne S. Ringel, PhD Elizabeth A. McGlynn, PhD

A national study of electronic health record (EHR) adoption and hospital quality finds that existing measures may be inappropriate for assessing the effect of EHR adoption on quality.

November 6th 2009

Efficiency and Its Measurement: What Practitioners Need to Know

John A. Romley, PhD Peter S. Hussey, PhD Han de Vries, MS Margaret C. Wang, PhD Paul G. Shekelle, MD, PhD Elizabeth A. McGlynn, PhD

Stakeholders in US healthcare are increasingly seeking to measure and improve efficiency. This article describes an efficiency concept and some practical measurement challenges.