Does hospital information technology infrastructure promote the implementation of clinical practice guidelines? A multicentre observational study of Japanese hospitals.
Noriko SasakiNaohito YamaguchiAkiko OkumuraMasahiro YoshidaHiroyuki SugawaraYuichi ImanakaPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
Hospitals with superior IT infrastructure may provide higher-quality care. This allows clinicians to easily access the latest information on evidence-based medicine and facilitate the dissemination of CPGs. The systematic improvement of hospital IT infrastructure may promote CPG use and narrow the evidence-practice gaps.