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AHRQ Evidence reports and summaries AHRQ Evidence Reports, Numbers 120 & Higher 132. Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 Contract No. 290-02-0003 Prepared by: Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center, Santa Monica, CA Center Directors Paul Shekelle, M.D., Ph.D. Sally C. Morton, Ph.D. Mathematician Emmett B. Keeler, Ph.D. Content Experts Jerome K. Wang, M.D. Basit I. Chaudhry, M.D. Cost Effectiveness Analyst Shin-Yi Wu, Ph.D. Physician Reviewers Walter A. Mojica, M.D., M.P.H. Basit I. Chaudhry, M.D. Project Director Margaret Maglione, M.P.P. Programmer Elizabeth A. Roth, M.A. Staff Assistants Cony Rolon, B.A. Di Valentine, J.D. Librarian Roberta Shanman, M.L.S. Medical Editor Sydne J. Newberry, Ph.D. AHRQ Publication No. 06-E006 April 2006 This report is based on research conducted by the Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC), under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD (Contract No. 290-02-0003). The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The information in this report is intended to help clinicians, employers, policymakers, and other make informed decisions about the provision of health care services. This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for clinical judgment. This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for the development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or as a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied. This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders. Suggested Citation: Shekelle PG, Morton SC, Keeler EB. Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 132. (Prepared by the Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0003.) AHRQ Publication No.06-E006. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2006. No investigators have any affiliations or financial involvement (e.g., employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties) that conflict with material presented in the report. |