Economic Perspectives on Health Information Technology |
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Authors: | David J Brailer |
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Institution: | (1) National Health Information Technology Coordinator, US Health and Human Srvs Dept, Washington, DC 20201, USA |
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Abstract: | It seems paradoxical that health care spending and
examples of inferior health care have been rising rapidly
at the same time. An important factor is the slow
pace at which the health care system has adopted information
technology (IT). This paper discusses the dimensions
of the problems that could be mitigated by effective
use of IT in the health care system, their consequences,
and their potential solutions. It also discusses
the economic and institutional barriers to deploying IT and how the inherent economies of scale in IT are likely
to lead to new problems of competition within the health
care system. Inasmuch as this paper was based on an
address followed by a question-and-answer period, it
also includes an edited version of the recorded questions
and answers.JEL Classification I180, I190 |
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Keywords: | IT health economics |
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