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Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference


Another look at the finances

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Potential Reduction (in thousands of dollars):

Intervention 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
Lower emergency department expenditures 0 115 575 1724 2068 4481
Decrease number of duplicate laboratory tests 0 96 956 956 1435 3443
Decrease number of duplicate radiology tests 0 299 1493 2986 2986 7764
ED communication distribution 0 0 86 86 103 276
Reduced inpatient hospitalizations 0 56 699 1397 2096 4247
Total potential reduction 0 656 3809 7149 8688 20210

 

Anticipated Exchange Expenditures (in thousands of dollars):

  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
Participating Organizations (11) 239 438 449 416 416 2048
Project Team 1207 536 1294 1005 1030 5072
Infrastructure 565 610 2160 1182 1127 5644
Evaluation 21 33 86 313 313 765
Meetings and coordination 90 88 209 114 27 527
Travel 23 16 27 27 27 121
Total Expenditures for Exchange 2235 1720 4225 3057 2940 14177

©2007. MidSouth eHealth Alliance, Vanderbilt


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