EHRs Have Mixed Effect on Health Costs

“Using electronic health records (EHRs) saved a little more than 3% in ambulatory health costs 18 months after adoption but didn’t reduce overall inpatient costs, a large comparative study of EHR use found. With that rate of savings, it would take 7 years to recoup the projected 5-year adoption costs for an EHR, according to the [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: News Costs Source Type: news