Extrapolating evidence of health information technology savings and costs

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 Informati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Girosi, Federico (-)
Otros Autores: Meili, Robin, Scoville, Richard P.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Health 2005.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426452706719
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  • 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