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Healthcare IT Savings Wishful Thinking?
Posted on November 30th, 2009 No commentsNew Harvard study questions whether investment in healthcare IT actually improves hospital efficiency, cost-savings, and quality.
My take is that it is too early to get a definitive answer. We are in the infancy stages and won’t be able to measure any significant ROI until we have critical mass of physicians and hospitals adopting robust electronic health records and engaging in electronic healthcare information exchange.
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Healthcare IT Effectivness
Posted on September 23rd, 2009 No commentsDr. Bumenthal’s latest thoughts on the need for more research on the effectivness of healthcare IT. Unfortunately, its a catch 22. Many CEOs/CIOS won’t invest in healthcare IT until more solid ROI numbers are available; but until we place healthcare IT into production, its difficult to measure its impact on outcomes. Some effectiveness can be tested in the lab, and through Congressional Special Interest Projects and SBIRS overseen by U.S. Årmy TATRC and others.
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