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Economic perspectives on health information technology

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  • David J. Brailer

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This policy panel will present and debate proposals for the next steps in reforming the U.S. health care system. Which challenge deserves the highest priority ? providing universal access; instituting better measures of quality and outcomes and better management systems; or reining in costs? How should these challenges be addressed? What keeps us from ?having it all?? Does the fundamental obstacle lie in market behavior, inadequate or asymmetric information, lack of political will, or the human psyche? How would the proposed reforms tackle the underlying issue and help us maintain a sustainable balance between health care access, quality and cost ? and between our health care goals and other important policy objectives ? in future years?

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  • David J. Brailer, 2005. "Economic perspectives on health information technology," Conference Series ; [Proceedings], Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, vol. 50(Jun), pages 267-284.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedbcp:y:2005:i:jun:p:267-284:n:50
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    1. Neset Hikmet & Anol Bhattacherjee & Nir Menachemi & Varol Kayhan & Robert Brooks, 2008. "The role of organizational factors in the adoption of healthcare information technology in Florida hospitals," Health Care Management Science, Springer, vol. 11(1), pages 1-9, March.
    2. Hill, John W. & Powell, Phillip, 2009. "The national healthcare crisis: Is eHealth a key solution?," Business Horizons, Elsevier, vol. 52(3), pages 265-277, May.

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