title: Developing a framework for conducting economic evaluations of community-based health information technology interventions.
abstract: This study describes a framework for conducting economic analyses for health information technology (HIT) interventions, in the context of three interventions that are currently being implemented in a community-based health network caring for 17,779 Medicaid beneficiaries in Durham County, North Carolina. We show that if the HIT interventions were to redirect only 10% of low-severity emergency room encounters to outpatient care, it will result in $12,523 of monthly savings.
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Eric L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Eisenstein
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Anstrom
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Macri
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Crosslin
authors.forename: Frederick S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Kensaku
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Lobach
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy; D019058:Community Networks / Q000191:economics*; D017046:Cost Savings; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D009657:North Carolina