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Slide Presentation of the 2007 Annual Meeting of AHRQ

Cost (I)

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Cost Category	Description	Impact on ROI	One-time or ongoing	Main Driver
Information Technology	IT investment and installation	-	One-time	Hardware, software, network, broadband Workflow design IT system design, setup, integration
Information Technology	IT maintenance	-	Ongoing	Support, maintenance, upgrades of hardware, software, and network Broadband service
Physical/staff time	Higher physician and staff training time	-	One-time Ongoing	Training time for workflow design and system usage
Staff time	Lower transcription costs	+	Ongoing	Direct entry into EHR (typing, template, voice recognition)
Admin Supplies	Lower postage, fax, copier costs	+	Ongoing	Referral letters, reports, diagnostic results entered and sent electronically (scanned, fax server, electronic data exchange)
Staff time	Lower staff medical records handling time	+	Ongoing	No chart search, pull, re-file time
Staff time	Higher staff scanning time	-	Ongoing	Scanning hard copy information for inclusion in patient record