Potential savings from using information technology applications in health care in the United States

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...

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Published inInternational journal of technology assessment in health care Vol. 12; no. 3; p. 425
Main Authors Neumann, P J, Parente, S T, Paramore, L C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 1996
Subjects
Cost Savings
Health Services - economics
Health Services Administration
Information Systems - economics
United States
United States
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0266-4623
DOI:10.1017/S0266462300009788