Developing a framework for conducting economic evaluations of community-based health information technology interventions

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2005:2005:948.

Abstract

This study describes a framework for conducting economic analyses for health information technology (HIT) interventions, in the context of three interventions that are currently being implemented in a community-based health network caring for 17,779 Medicaid beneficiaries in Durham County, North Carolina. We show that if the HIT interventions were to redirect only 10% of low-severity emergency room encounters to outpatient care, it will result in $12,523 of monthly savings.

MeSH terms

  • Ambulatory Care / economics
  • Ambulatory Care / statistics & numerical data
  • Asthma / therapy
  • Community Networks / economics*
  • Cost Savings*
  • Diabetes Mellitus / therapy
  • Emergency Medical Services / economics
  • Emergency Medical Services / statistics & numerical data
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Humans
  • Medicaid / economics
  • Medical Informatics Applications*
  • North Carolina