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Unraveling the IT Productivity Paradox — Lessons for Health Care — NEJM: Good article from RAND Corporation. There

2017-05-27 01:02:51

Unraveling the IT Productivity Paradox — Lessons for Health Care — NEJM: Good article from RAND Corporation.

There is ongoing debate about the wisdom of the $27 billion federal investment driving the adoption of health information technology (IT) under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009. Proponents expect IT to catalyze the transformation of health care delivery in the United States from a fragmented cottage industry plagued by poor quality and high costs to a highly organized, integrated system that delivers high-quality care efficiently. Skeptics suggest that the productivity benefits of health IT have been overstated, arguing that it may create safety problems and could even increase costs. Debates about the . . . Jones, Spencer S.. Heaton, Paul S.. Rudin, Robert S.. Schneider, Eric C. http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1204980.

Source: www.nejm.org

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