The diffusion and value of healthcare information technology / / Anthony G. Bower.

This report characterizes the diffusion of use of electronic health records (EHRs). The author uses interviews and surveys and a literature review to investigate whether healthcare is expected to duplicate the gains enabled by information technology seen in several prominent industries. To accompl...

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Year of Publication:2005
Edition:2nd ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (98 p.)
Notes:
  • "MG-272."
  • "Prepared for Cerner, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, Johnson & Johnson, and Xerox".
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Table of Contents:
  • Why is health information technology (HIT) diffusion and its value important?
  • What is the current diffusion of HIT?
  • EHR Past and future diffusion in relation to other innovations
  • The potential value of wide HIT diffusion
  • Should the government intervene to speed diffusion of HIT?.