title: Potential savings from using information technology applications in health care in the United States.
abstract: We reviewed economic evaluations of information technology (IT) applications in health care in the United States. National estimates suggest that fully automating administrative functions would save the system $5 to $8 billion per year. Hospital-specific estimates suggest that individual facilities could save $0.5 to $3 million annually from various clinical IT applications.
authors.affiliation: Harvard School of Public Health, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Parente
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Paramore
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D006296:Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D006298:Health Services Administration; D007256:Information Systems / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States