tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 24

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Information Technology Will Lower Costs, Say Feds, MedPAC

Using information technology to push down costs and improve quality will be at the top of the feds'hit list, say experts. President Bush's "vision is to develop a nationwide [health information technology] infrastructure that ensures appropriate information is available at the time and place of care," which will improve care, reduce medical errors, and "may even reduce health care costs," newly appointed National Health Information Technology Coordinator David Brailer said at a June 17 House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing. But analysts point to the tough challenges ahead and the danger of too-high expectations. Said American...

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