Walden University ScholarWorks Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection 2021 State Consent Policies and the Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records Among Nonfederal Acute Care Hospitals in the United States Adetoro Kafilat Longe Walden University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations Part of the Health and Medical Administration Commons This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection at ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Walden University College of Health Professions This is to certify that the doctoral study by Adetoro K. Longe has been found to be complete and satisfactory in all respects, and that any and all revisions required by the review committee have been made. Review Committee Dr. Rabeh Hijazi, Committee Chairperson, Health Sciences Faculty Dr. Kevin Broom, Committee Member, Health Sciences Faculty Dr. Suzanne Richins, University Reviewer, Health Sciences Faculty Chief Academic Officer and Provost Sue Subocz, Ph.D. Walden University 2021 Abstract State Consent Policies and the Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records Among Nonfederal Acute Care Hospitals in the United States by Adetoro Kafilat Longe MJ, Loyola University, Chicago, 2010 BS, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 1995 Proposal Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Healthcare Administration Walden University August 2021 Abstract The less-than-nationwide use of electronic health record (EHR) systems to send, receive, and integrate (SRI) patient summary of care (PSC) records limits the ability of hospital administrators to maximize efficiency and improve quality in the continuum of care.