1. IT isn't driving up health costs, but it could help lower them

    fiercehealthit.com (Jun 13 2011) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

    1. IT isn't driving up health costs, but it could help lower them IT isn't driving up health costs, but it could help lower themFierceHealthITBut it has been estimated that it would cost $98 billion to raise the hospital EHR adoption rate to 90 percent; to get physicians to that point would cost roughly $17.2 billion. These are trifling sums in the context of overall health spending. ...and more » (Read Full Article)

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