“Pragmatically speaking, the point of the stimulus package is to get companies working in a challenging economic environment while also making significant investments in large-scale infrastructure projects. However, the sheer size of the problem, and the potentially significant payoffs and caveats of the current approach, has many people asking questions. In addition to concerns about technical implementation and other risks, there are concerns about how much attention will be paid to improving the patient experience, as we’ve discussed here previously.”
- Dave Chiu: Stimulating Innovation?
Chiu noted:
In a study funded by key vendors of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, the Center for Information Technology Leadership predicts “an annual net value of $19 billion based on a 10-year rollout and a usage rate of 80% of the U.S. population.”
Personal Health Records Projects to Save $21 Billion Annually -