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AP Tells the Story of a Health IT Success
Some discussions of the benefits of electronic health records can sound abstract and stats-based. Only 13 percent of physicians currently use even a basic EHR; 1.5 percent of hospitals responding to a recent survey published in the New England of Medicine have a comprehensive electronic-records system; 8 to 12 percent of hospitals responding to the same survey have a basic electronic records system.
But today the Associated Press has a story on the newly digitized Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh that presents a clear narrative of how computer-powered records work in real life, speeding diagnoses, preventing costly and dangerous errors, and helping administrators track effective techniques.
The boon to patient care and hospital bottom lines are compelling reasons to move to EHRs. The power to keep young children healthy is a good one too.
See also: Data Bank: Health Information Technology
More from CAP: “A Historic Opportunity: Wedding Health Information Technology to Care Delivery Innovation and Provider Payment Reform”
(HT: Kaiser Health News)
Comments on this article
I read this article and was impressed. I’ve been a firm believer in electronic health records for some time, and really look forward to the time when the personal health records that I’ve created in HealthVault can be integrated with my electronic health record. Paper is archaic; it is time to move forward.
July 7th, 2009 at 10:35 pmI was very surprised in reading your article that the percentage of doctors and hospitals using a electronic system is so low. This is a area where significant cost savings could be realized.
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September 12th, 2009 at 6:11 pm