title: Health care IT adoption could save USD162 billion.
abstract: This article looks at how health care IT can save hospitals and health services valuable funding and how these saving compare to the costs involved. The chief barriers to success and possible solutions to these difficulties are outlined. The author also points to the need for government intervention in implementing health care IT on a board scale.
authors.affiliation: Rand Graduate School.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hillestad
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D017046:Cost Savings; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000191:economics*; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D040442:Public Health Informatics; D014481:United States