Table 1.
Healthcare technology variables by level of difficulty
| 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 |