Health information technology, including interoperable electronic records, e-prescribing, physician order entry systems, and clinical decision support systems can reduce errors, improve coordination, and diminish administrative inefficiencies. The RAND Corporation reports that properly implemented and widely adopted, HIT would save money and significantly improve health care quality. Annual savings from efficiency alone could be $77 billion or more, and health and safety benefits could double savings while reducing illness and prolonging life.
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The adoption of a computerized order entry system has reduced medical errors by 35 percent at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
To combat growing quality and safety concerns, a bi-partisan coalition is trying to pass legislation aimed at expediting the use of electronic prescribing. "E-prescribing" is when a physician uses a computer or hand-held computing device to electronically generate and send a prescription to a pharmacist's computer. The benefits of this technology include reducing potentially harmful drug interactions by alerting physicians of possible risks, eliminating illegible physician hand-written prescriptions and cutting patient wait time at the pharmacy. Produced for General Motors.
