INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY : Benefits Realized for Selected Health Care Functions

Abstract

The rapidly rising costs of health care, along with an increasing concern for the quality of care and the safety of patients, are driving health care organizations to use information technology (IT) to automate clinical care operations and their associated administrative functions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2003
Accession Number
AD1179769

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People

  • David Powner

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Biomedical

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  • Medicine
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  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Systems Analysis and Design