Extrapolating evidence of health information technology savings and costs / / Federico Girosi, Robin Meili, Richard Scoville.

• Author: Girosi, Federico.
• TeilnehmendeR: Meili, Robin.; Scoville, Richard P.
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (109 p.)
• Notes: "MG-410."

Provides the technical details and results of one component of a study to better understand the role and importance of Electronic Medical Record Systems in improving health and reducing healthcare costs - the national-level efficiency savings that would be brought about by using Healthcare Information Technology.

Table of Contents

Cover; Preface; Figures; Tables; Summary; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Scaling Up and Projecting Savings into the Future; Typical Scenario for National-Level Savings; Literature Search and Empirical Findings on Savings; Chapter Three - Estimating the Benefits of HIT; Outpatient; Inpatient; Summary of Savings at the National Level; Quantifying Uncertainty in Savings Estimates; Chapter Four - Estimating the cost of HIT; Inpatient; Outpatient; Chapter Five - Simulation of Financial Incentives; Modeling Subsidies to Hospitals

Modeling Per-Encounter Incentives for the Outpatient SettingModeling a Price Change; Chapter Six - Conclusion and Summary; Appendix A - Taxonomies; Appendix B - A Note on Transaction and Administrative Costs; Appendix C - Cost of Connectivity; Bibliography