Table 1.

Hospital Quality Practices and Strategies Potentially Facilitated by HIT Implementation and Use

1	Progress toward achieving hospital-wide quality goals is tracked and communicated to clinical staff
2	Quality improvement project results are regularly communicated to clinical staff
3	The hospital regularly communicates achievement of hospital-wide quality goals to the general public
4	Patient care processes are standardized, where and when appropriate
5	Evidence-based practice guidelines/clinical pathways
6	Chronic disease registries
7	Standing orders
8	Medication reconciliation