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Health Information Technology Policy

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Policy Issues Surrounding Health Information Technology

In this issue Richard Hillestad and colleagues attempt to substantiate what proponents of health information technology (HIT) have long asserted: namely, that potential health care cost savings accrued through comprehensive development and adoption of a national HIT infrastructure represent a formidable weapon with which to slow soaring health care expenditures. If estimates are to be believed, the magnitude of the dollars involved is staggering. Hillestad and colleagues report that more than $81 billion could be saved through use of electronic medical records (EMRs) alone, a figure that could double through application of technological solutions in prevention and disease management. And . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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