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Potential Savings from Using Information Technology Applications in Health Care in the United States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Peter J. Neumann ,
Stephen T. Parente  and
L. Clark Paramore
Peter J. Neumann
Affiliation:
Harvard School of Public Health
Stephen T. Parente
Affiliation:
Project HOPE Center for Health Affairs
L. Clark Paramore
Affiliation:
Project HOPE Center for Health Affairs
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Abstract

We reviewed economic evaluations of information technology (IT) applications in health care in the United States. National estimates suggest that fully automating administrative functions would save the system $5 to $8 billion per year. Hospital-specific estimates suggest that individual facilities could save $0.5 to $3 million annually from various clinical IT applications.

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General Essays
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , Summer 1996 , pp. 425 - 435
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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