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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bower, Anthony G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Information technology--Evaluation.

Medicine.

Medicine--Information technology--Government policy--United States.

Medical records--Data processing--Cost effectiveness.

Medical records.

Diffusion of innovations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Healthcare

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 accomplish this, the following questions are asked: What is the current diffusion of health information technology? How does EHR diffusion compare to innovations in other industries? What is such diffusion worth to society? What should the government do, if anything, to speed the adoption of EHRs?

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?.

Notes:

"MG-272."

"Prepared for Cerner, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, Johnson & Johnson, and Xerox".

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-28302-2

9786612283024

0-8330-4069-3

OCLC:

819594342